Sector : Cultural Figures , Writers

Personal Info

• Country of residence: Palestine

• Gender: Male

• Born in: 1951

• Age: 72

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Izzat al-Ghazzawi (December 4, 1951 - April 4, 2003) was a Palestinian writer and writer. He was born in the village of Deir al-Ghusun in Tulkarm Governorate. He wrote about the suffering of the Palestinian people and was arrested several times by the Israeli authorities because of his "political activities." He was a professor at Birzeit University, and won the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought in 2001, and the Norwegian Prize for Creative Freedom in 1994.

his upbringing

Izzat Al-Ghazawi was born in the village of Deir Al-Ghusun in Tulkarm Governorate on December 4, 1951.

His writings

He has published several novels and short story collections, including:

"Prisoner", a collection of short stories, in 1987.

"The Edges", a novel, in 1993.

Abdullah Al-Tilali, a novel, in 1998.

"Mount Nebo", a novel, in 1999.

his death

He died on April 4, 2003.

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