Khamīs, Umaymah

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Name (Latin)
Khamīs, Umaymah
Name (Arabic)
الخميس، أميمة
Other forms of name
al-Khamīs, Umaymah
Khumays, Umaymah
Al-Khamis, Umaimah
Khamis, Umaimah al-
Khamis, Omaima
خميس، أميمة
Date of birth
1964
Field of activity
Arabic literature
Occupation
Authors
Associated Language
ara
Gender
female
Language
Arabic
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 81320671
Wikidata: Q7881058
Library of congress: nr 98016455
Sources of Information
  • Majlis al-rijal al-kabir, 1996:
  • al-Tiryaq, 2003:
  • al-Baḥrīyāt, 2006:
  • The book smuggler, 2020 :
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Wikipedia description:

Umaima Abdullah al-Khamis (Arabic:أميمة الخميس) (born 1966) is a Saudi Arabian writer and novelist. She was born in Riyadh and studied Arabic literature at King Saud University. She works in the Saudi civil service. Al-Khamis has published a number of books, including short story collections, children's books and novels. Her two novels to date are: Sailors and The Leafy Tree. The latter was longlisted for the 2010 Arabic Booker Prize.

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