Ahmad Zein (born 1966) is a critically-acclaimed

Yemeni Yemen, officially the Republic of Yemen, is a country in West Asia. Located in southern Arabia, it borders Saudi Arabia to the north, Oman to the northeast, the south-eastern part of the Arabian Sea to the east, the Gulf of Aden to the south ...

writer and journalist, currently living in

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, Saudi Arabia. He works for the ''

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'' newspaper. He is the author of two novels and two short story collections. The author's work has been published in the ''

Banipal ''Banipal'' is an independent literary magazine dedicated to the promotion of contemporary Arab literature through translations in English. It was founded in London in 1998 by Margaret Obank and Samuel Shimon. The magazine is published three ti ...

'' magazine.Profile in Banipal magazine
/ref> His novel ''Fruit for the Crows'' was longlisted for the 2021

Arabic Booker Prize The International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) (), also known as "the Arabic Booker", is regarded as the most prestigious and important literary prize in the Arab world. Its aim is to reward excellence in contemporary Arabic creative writing ...

.Profile in IPAF site
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Publications

* ''Correction'' (2004) * ''American Coffee'' (2007) * ''War Under the Skin'' (2010) * ''Steamer Point'' (2015) His work has been translated into English, French, and Russian.

References

1968 births Living people Yemeni writers 21st-century Yemeni novelists Yemeni journalists Yemeni expatriates in Saudi Arabia {{Yemen-writer-stub