Immanuel Mifsud
Immanuel Mifsud (born September 12, 1967, Paola) is a Maltese writer of poetry and prose. He was for a time involved in research theatre. He has written novels, short story and poetry collections, and also books for children.
Immanuel Mifsud

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- Born
- 12 September 1967
- Birthplace
- Paola, Malta
- Awards
- 2011 European Union Prize for Literature
- Education
- University of Malta (PhD, 2012)
- Nationality
- Malta
- Occupation
- writer · poet · literary theorist · university teacher
- Fields
- literature · literary theory · poetry · prose
- Honours
- European Union Prize for Literature · National Book Prize
- Languages
- Maltese · English
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Immanuel Mifsud (born September 12, 1967, Paola) is a Maltese writer of poetry and prose. He was for a time involved in research theatre. He has written novels, short story and poetry collections, and also books for children.
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Immanuel Mifsud (born 1967) is a literary theorist, poet and university teacher, among other activities, a national of Malta. The literary theorist was born in Paola.
Immanuel Mifsud was educated at University of Malta. Activity centred on literary theory, literature and poetry.
Languages used include English and Maltese. Honours include European Union Prize for Literature and National Book Prize.
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Biography
Biography
In 2011, he became the first Maltese writer to win the European Union Prize for Literature. • Illustration — HE Marie Louise Coleiro Preca, President of the Republic of Malta, appointing Immanuel Mifsud Member of the Order of Merit, 13 December 2014 In 2014, he was appointed Member of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Malta. Mifsud became the first Maltese writer to be hosted at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C, where on February 16, 2017, he gave a reading and was interviewed during a special event. In the same year he was commissioned to write a poem for Commonwealth Day; Mifsud read "The Book" during Commonwealth Day Celebration at Westminster Abbey on March 13. Mifsud studied at the University of Malta where he was given a doctorate in literature in 2012. He teaches literature and literary theory at the same university.

Immanuel Mifsud winner of the National Book Prize 2017 in the Poetry category
NBC Malta

Immanuel Mifsud winner of the National Book Prize 2024 in the Poetry category
NBC Malta
Key facts
Key facts
• Born — 12 September 1967 • Birthplace — Paola, Malta • Awards — 2011 European Union Prize for Literature • Education — University of Malta (PhD, 2012)
Prose
Prose
1991: Stejjer ta' Nies Koroh (Stories of Ugly People) 1993: Il-Ktieb tas-Sibt Filgħaxija (Stories for Saturday Night) 1999: Il-Ktieb tal-Maħbubin Midruba (The Book of Maimed Lovers) 2002: L-Istejjer Strambi ta' Sara Sue Sammut (Sara Sue Sammut's Strange Stories) 2005: Kimika (Chemistry) 2006: Happy Weekend (in English) 2008: Stejjer li ma kellhomx jinkitbu (Forbidden Tales) 2010: Fl-Isem tal-Missier (u tal-Iben) (In the Name of the Father (and of the Son)) 2014: Jutta Heim 2016: Fid-Dlam tal-Lejl Ħarisna (In the Dark Night We Looked) 2019: L-Aqwa Żmien
Poetry
Poetry
1998: Fid-Dar ta' Clara (At Clara's) 2001: Il-Ktieb tar-Riħ u l-Fjuri (The Book of the Wind and Flowers) 2004: Polska-Slovensko (bilingual, Maltese-English) 2005: km (bilingual, Maltese-English) 2005: Confidential Reports (in English) 2007: Poland Pictures (in English) 2013: Penelopi Tistenna (Penelope Waits) 2016: Ħuta (Fish) 2016: The Play of Waves (in English) 2019: Sagħtejn u Nofs 'il Bogħod mill-Ġenna (Two and a Half Hours Away from Heaven) 2023: Għażiż Ġismi (My Dear Body)
Theatre
Theatre
• 2013: translated Molière's Don Juan for the first edition of the Valletta International Baroque Festival. • 2014: translated and adapted for stage Nicholas Monsarrat's The Kappillan of Malta. Produced by Stagun Teatrali Malti for the Malta International Arts Festival (2014). • 2015: wrote Faith, Hope u Charity for Stagun Teatrali Malti, presented at the Malta International Arts Festival (2015). • 2016: translated Anders Lustgarten's Lampedusa for Unifaun Theatre. • 2016: wrote this year's edition of Il-Qarcilla. • 2023: wrote Dik is-Siġra f'Nofs ta' Triq (A Tree in the Middle of a Road), a play in verse, for Theatre Anon. and co-produced with Teatru Malta
Identity
Identity
Immanuel Mifsud is recorded with the occupation university teacher. Recorded with the occupation literary theorist. Recorded as writer, poet, literary theorist and university teacher.
Life and career
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Life and career
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1967
Immanuel Mifsud was born on 12 September 1967.
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Literary awards
• 2021: National Literary Award, co-winner, Jien-Noti-Jien (with Toni Sant) • 2016: National Literary Award, winner, Ħuta • 2015: National Literary Award, winner, Jutta Heim • 2014: National Literary Award, winner, Penelopi Tistenna • 2011: European Union Prize for Literature, winner Malta, Fl-Isem tal-Missier (tal-iben) • 2008: Premio Strega Europa, shortlist, L-Istejjer Strambi ta' Sara Sue Sammut • 2005: National Literary Award, second place, Kimika • 2002: National Literary Award, winner, L-Istejjer Strambi ta' Sara Sue Sammut • 2001: National Literary Award, second place, Il-Ktieb tar-Riħ u l-Fjuri
Children's literature
2004: Stejjer li Kibru fl-Art (Stories Growing on the Ground) 2009: Orqod, qalbi, Orqod (Sleep, my child, Sleep) 2021: Paramm Paramm
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- 1.Immanuel Mifsud Appointed to the National Order of Merit.
- 2.Another brick in the wall.
- 3.Ruled by a woman's rejection.
- 4.Immanuel Mifsud's long wait. Times of Malta.
- 5.Penelope Waits, by Immanuel Mifsud.
- 6.Immanuel Mifsud: Fish out of the water. Malta Today.
- 7.Don Juan.
- 8.Kappillan of Malta.
- 9.Faith, Hope, Charity.
- 10.Faith, Hope, Charity.
- 11.Lampedusa.
- 12.Lampedusa. tvm.com.mt.
- 13.Il-Qarcilla. Times of Malta.
- 14.Dik is-Siġra f’Nofs ta’ Triq: Magical. ramonadepares.com.
- 15.Paramm Paramm. udjenza.com.
- 16.Immanuel Mifsud wins National Book Prize for best novel. Malta Today.
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