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
Sources of Information
- Majlis al-rijal al-kabir, 1996:t.p. (Umaymah al-Khamis)
- al-Tiryaq, 2003:t.p. (Umaymah al-Khamis) facing t.p. (Umaimah Al-Khamis [in rom.])
- al-Baḥrīyāt, 2006:t.p. (Umaymah al-Khamīs) p. facing t.p. (Omaima Khamis [in rom.])
- The book smuggler, 2020 :ECIP t.p. (Umaima Al-Khamis [in rom.]) data view (b. 1966; 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; she has published a number of books, including short story collections, children's books and novels; two of her novels of her are: Sailors and The Leafy Tree (the latter was longlisted for the 2010 Arabic Booker Prize))
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Wikipedia description:
Umaima Abdullah al-Khamis (Arabic: أميمة الخميس, romanized: Umaymah al-Khamīs; 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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