Awad Saud Awad (; born 1943) is Palestinian writer and journalist. He has published 18 books, 3 novels and 13 stories books and 2 studies books about Palestinian folklore.

Life

Awad Saud Awad was born in 1943 in

Jubb Yusuf Jubb Yusuf (), also called 'Arab al-Suyyad, was a Palestinian village depopulated in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. Situated in rocky terrain northwest of Lake Tiberias, the village was associated with a nearby well, Jubb Yussef (Joseph's Well), ...

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. His parents left their home and fled to

Syria Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in West Asia located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to Syria–Turkey border, the north, Iraq to Iraq–Syria border, t ...

in 1948 because of the

1948 war The 1948 Palestine war was fought in the territory of what had been, at the start of the war, British-ruled Mandatory Palestine. During the war, the British withdrew from Palestine, Zionist forces conquered territory and established the Stat ...

. He lived in the Khan Al-Shih refugee camp operated by

UNRWA The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA, pronounced ) is a UN agency that supports the relief and human development of Palestinian refugees. UNRWA's mandate encompasses Palestinians who fl ...

. He received a bachelor's degree in Art History from

Damascus University Damascus University () is the largest and oldest university in Syria, located in the capital Damascus, with campuses in other Syrian cities. It was founded in 1923 as the Syrian University () through the merger of the Faculty of Medicine of Dama ...

in 1971. In 1970, he married a Lebanese

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woman, Mariam Al-Hamed. They lived their first three years in Khan Al-Shih camp until the war of 1973, when they left the camp and lived for about six years in Joubar. They then moved to

Zamalka Zamalka () is a town of Damascus in Syria, located east-northeast of Old Damascus. It is administratively a part of the Markaz Rif Dimashq District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate. Nearby localities include Jobar and Qaboun to west and northwest, ...

near Damascus with their children, two boys and three girls. He worked as a teacher in the

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(

) in

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, Syria from 1968 to 1996, before he resigned from his work because of the bad treatment from the administration of

in Syria.

Career

Short stories and novels

He started writing in the 1970s and he published his first book for children, ''A Journey to Andromeda Galaxy'', in 1981. Since 1981, he has been a member of Palestinian Writers and Journalists Union in Damascus, Syria. He became a member of

Arab Writers Union The Arab Writers Union (ar.: اتحاد الكتاب العرب) is an association of Arab writers, founded in 1969, in Damascus, Syria, at the initiative of a group of Arab writers including Syrian novelist Hanna Mina. In 2008, the union was mo ...

in Damascus in 1989. He was the president of the Association of the story and the novel in the Arab Writers Union – Damascus, Syria during the years 2005 to 2006 and 2009 to 2010. He was delegated by the Arab Writers Union to visit

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to provide a study on the history of Story at Syria in June 2008.

In the field of folklore and heritage

He participated actively in the establishment of celebrations for the Palestinian folklore week, which was conducted annually in Damascus, Syria during the 1980s, and he was the supervisor of the Palestinian Folklore Heritage artistic bands from 1988 to 1994. He founded the Palestinian Folklore Heritage Center in Damascus, Syria and he was the director of this center from1991 to 1996. Awad Saud Awad is one of the important novelists in Palestine and in Syria, and he is one of the most important Arabic critics of the novel and the story in the modern era. His critical studies, which published in Arabic newspapers and magazines, are more than 200 critical studies of Arab writers from different nationalities. Moreover, he has many heritage publications in specialized periodical magazines. He conducted lectures in various Syrian provinces about the Story and Folklore.

Publications

Novels

*''The Midway Strangers'', Awad S. Awad, Publisher: the Arab Writers Union, Damascus – 2006. *''The Blooming of Qandoul'', Awad S. Awad, Publisher: the Arab Writers Union, Damascus 1997. *''The Farewell'', Awad S. Awad, Publisher: the Arab Writers Union, Damascus 1987.

Studies

*''Palestinian Folklore Expressions'', Publisher: Dar Kanaan, Damascus 1993. *''Studies in Palestinian Folklore'', Publisher: Department of Media and Education, Damascus 1983.

Story

*''Palestinian Stories'', Awad Saud Awad, published by the Arab Writers Union, Damascus 2024. *''The Embrace of the Butterfly and the Rose'', Awad Saud Awad, published by the Syrian General Book Authority - Ministry of Culture, Damascus 2021. *''The Journey of the Sunrise Wave'', Awad Saud Awad, short stories, published by the Arab Writers Union, Damascus 2021. *''Labyrinth of Love'', Awad S. Awad, issued by the Ministry of Culture, Damascus 2019. *''A Nap of Ash'', Awad S. Awad, Publisher: the Arab Writers Union, Damascus 2011. *''Henna Travel'', Awad S. Awad, Publisher: the Arab Writers Union, Damascus 2009. *''Flood of Night'', Awad S. Awad, Publisher: the Arab Writers Union, Damascus 2005. *''Postponed Joys'', Awad S. Awad, issued by the Ministry of Culture, Damascus 2004. *''Lightings on the Wall of memory'', Awad S. Awad, Publisher: the Arab Writers Union, Damascus 2002. *''The waiting'', Awad S. Awad, Publisher: the Arab Writers Union, Damascus 1994. *''The Liberty Ship'' (for children), Awad S. Awad, Publisher: Dar el-Sheikh, Damascus 1988. *''Palm and Banana Tree'' (for children), Awad S. Awad, Damascus 1983. *''A Journey to Andromeda Galaxy'' (for children), Awad S. Awad, Damascus 1981.

References

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