Abu Bakr Khaal

Abu Bakr Hamid Khaal is an Eritrean writer. He is best known for his 2008 novel African Titanics which was translated into English by Charis Bredin.[1] He has written a couple of other books, e.g. The Scent of Arms and Barkantiyya: Land of the Wise Woman.

A member of the Eritrean Liberation Front who fought against the Ethiopian government, Khaal also lived in Libya for many years before moving to Denmark.[2]

Awards

Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation (2015)

References

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