Emile Habibi
إميل حبيبي
Writer
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Palestine
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Haifa,
Palestine
Major Palestinian writer and journalist best known for the satirical novel The Secret Life of Saeed: The Pessoptimist.
Emile Habibi wrote fiction and journalism that became central to modern Palestinian literature, most notably the satirical novel The Secret Life of Saeed: The Pessoptimist, and was awarded the Israel Prize for literature in 1992, a decision that remained controversial among Palestinians.
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Independent