Amina Al Adwan () is a Jordanian writer, poet, and critic. She is one of the founders of the Jordanian Writers Association. She worked for the Ministry of Culture and was editor-in-chief of Afkar magazine, Swt Algeel magazine, and Funoon magazine. She participated in the Jordanian women's movement being a former Jordanian Women's Union member.

Education

Amina Al Adwan was born in

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. She studied at

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and received a

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in philosophy in 1970. A year later, she received a Diploma in Literary Criticism from the

American University in Cairo The American University in Cairo (AUC; ) is a private research university in New Cairo, Egypt. The university offers American-style learning programs at undergraduate, graduate, and professional levels, along with a continuing education program. ...

. After graduating she worked at the Ministry of Culture as editor-in-chief of several

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magazines, including Afkar magazine, Swt Algeel magazine, and Funoon magazine from 1971 until 1982. She published forty-eight poetry works throughout her career. This is in addition to writing articles on contemporary

Arabic literature Arabic literature ( / ALA-LC: ''al-Adab al-‘Arabī'') is the writing, both as prose and poetry, produced by writers in the Arabic language. The Arabic word used for literature is ''Adab (Islam), Adab'', which comes from a meaning of etiquett ...

and novel, and the literary and critical studies she did on contemporary Jordanian literature.

Works

Literary works

Some of her literary works throughout her career: * ''A Home with No Walls'' (1982) * ''In Front of The Barrier'' (1983) * ''Metallic Rooms of Baptism'' (1985) * ''Loss of Weight'' (1986) * ''Rebellious Voices'' (1986) * ''Arab Faces'' (1991) * ''Death Sentences'' (original: ''Aḥkām al-iʻdām'') * ''Mustafa Sa’d'' (1993) * ''Bitter Coffee'' (original: ''Qahwah murrah'') (2003) * ''The Destroyed Wall'' (original: ''al-Sūr al-mahdūm'') (2004) * ''His Blood is Not Blue'' (original: ''Damuhu laysa azraq'') * ''Red Blood Cells'' (original: ''Kurayyāt dam ḥamrāʼ'') * ''Black Smoke'' (original: ''Dukhān aswad'') * ''Blood Circuits'' (original: ''Dawāʼir al-dam'') * ''A Pill'' (original: ''Ḥabbat dawāʼ'')

Books

Some of the books she wrote during her career: * ''Studies in Contemporary Jordanian Literature'' (1976) * ''Articles on Contemporary Arabic'' ''Novels'' (1976) * ''Critical Readings'' * ''Critical Readings of Amina Al Adwan's Works''

Poetry collections in English

* ''Rebellious Voices'' * ''Arab Faces''

References

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