Rodaan Al Galidi
Illustration — Rodaan Al Galidi in 2016 Rodaan Al Galidi (born 1971) is a Dutch writer of Iraqi descent. A trained engineer, he fled his native Iraq and came to the Netherlands in 1998. Al Galidi writes both prose and poetry in Dutch, a language he taught himself.
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- Born
- 1971 · Baghdad.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of the Netherlands · Iraq
- Occupation
- poet · writer
- Fields
- belletristic literature
- Honours
- European Union Prize for Literature · Jenny Smelik-Kiggen Prize
- Languages
- Dutch
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His novel De autist en de postduif (The Autistic and the Carrier-pigeon) won the EU Prize for Literature. He is also the author of Two Blankets, Three Sheets, which is a fictionalized account of his emigration experiences.
• Rodhan Al-Khalidi: Thirsty river. Liverstock, Aflame, 2009.
Al Galidi bij Mooie Woorden Festival 2007
Sebastiaan ter Burg from Utrecht, The Netherlands · IMG_7459.jpg
Al Galidi bij Mooie Woorden Festival 2007
Sebastiaan ter Burg from Utrecht, The Netherlands · IMG_7455.jpg
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