Haidar Haidar
Haidar Haidar (Arabic: حيدر حيدر, 1936 – 5 May 2023) was a Syrian writer and novelist.
Haidar Haidar | |
|---|---|
| Native name | حيدر حيدر |
| Born | 1936 Husayn al-Baher, Syria |
| Died | (aged 87) |
| Language | Arabic |
| Notable works | Walimah li A'ashab al-Bahr |
His novel Walimah li A'ashab al-Bahr, translated as "A banquet for seaweed", was banned in several Arab countries, and even resulted in a belated angry reaction from the clerics of Al-Azhar University upon reprinting in Egypt in the year 2000. The clerics issued a Fatwa banning the novel, and accused Haidar of heresy and offending Islam. Al-Azhar University students staged huge protests against the novel, that eventually led to its confiscation.[1][2][3][4]
Haidar died on 5 May 2023, at the age of 87.[5]
Works
Novels
- Al-Fahd (Arabic: الفهد, lit. 'The Cheetah'), 1968
- Az-Zaman al-Muhish (Arabic: الزمن الموحش, lit. 'The Desolate Time'), 1973
- Walimah li A'ashab al-Bahr (Arabic: وليمة لأعشاب البحر, lit. 'A Feast for the Seaweeds') 1983
- Maraya an-Nar (Arabic: مرايا النار, lit. 'The Mirrors of Fire'), 1992
- Shumous al-Ghajar (Arabic: شموس الغجر, lit. 'The Suns of Gypsies'), 1996
- Haql Urjuwan (Arabic: حقل أرجوان, lit. 'A Field of Purple'), 2000
- Marathi al-Ayyam (Arabic: مراثي الأيام, lit. 'The Elegies of Days'), 2001
Short stories
- Hakaya an-Nawrass al-Muhajir (Arabic: حكايا النورس المهاجر, lit. 'Tales of the Migrating Seagull'), 1968
- Al-Wamdh (Arabic: الومض, lit. 'The Flash'), 1970
- Al-Faiadhan (Arabic: الفيضان, lit. 'The Flood'), 1975
- Al-Wu'ul (Arabic: الوعول, lit. 'The Ibecis'), 1978
- At-Tamawujat (Arabic: التموجات, lit. 'The Ripples'), 1982
- Ghasaq al-Aalihah (Arabic: غسق الآلهة, lit. 'The Dusk of Gods'), 1994
References
- Off the shelf -- and then where? Archived 21 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Al-Ahram. 7 February 2001
- Egypt censors book fair. AFP 29 January 2008
- Book fair opens amid controversy. Heba Sala, BBC 25 January 2001
- Cairo book protesters released. BBC 12 May 2000
- "The roar of the leopard fades: Syrian Author Haidar Haidar passes away". Ahram Online. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- fedaa (5 May 2023). "Culture Ministry mourns the death of Syrian writer Haider Haider". Syrian Arab News Agency. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- "Syrian Writer Haidar Haidar Dies at 87: 'The Man of the Banquet and the Leopard is Gone'". ArabLit Quarterly. 6 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- Haidar Haidar’s ‘Banquet for Seaweed’ Attempts Balancing Act. MAHMOUD SAEED. Al Jadid, Vol. 6, no. 31 (Spring 2000)
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