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Rabih Alameddine

b. 1959

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Rabih Alameddine is a painter and writer born in 1959. He is the author of several books including An Unnecessary Woman and The Hakawati. He currently splits his time between San Francisco and Beirut.

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RABIH ALAMEDDINE, ALAMEDDINE RABIH, rabih alameddine, Alameddine, Rabih, Rabih Alameddine (Amerikaans auteur), Rabih Alameddine (Lebanese-American painter and writer), Rabih Alameddine (libanesisch-amerikanischer Maler und Schriftsteller), ʿAlam al-Dīn, Rabīʿ, Alameddine, Rabih, 1959-...., Rabih Alameddine Lebanese-American painter and writer, ʿAlam ad-dīn, Rabīʿ, 1959-, עלם אל-דין, רביע, ربيع علم الدين

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  • What awards has Rabih Alameddine won?

    Rabih Alameddine received the National Book Award for Fiction for "An Unnecessary Woman" and the Prix Femina Étranger for "The Wrong End of the Telescope." He was also a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award.

  • Where should a new reader start with Rabih Alameddine's books?

    A good starting point for new readers is "An Unnecessary Woman," which offers a strong introduction to his characteristic style and thematic concerns through the story of an elderly Lebanese woman reflecting on her life and literature.