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Ala Hlehel (born 1974) is a Palestinian writer. He was born in Jish (also known as Gischala or Gush Halav, in the Galilee in northern Israel. He studied at the University of Haifa, and went on to work in both print and broadcast media in Haifa.
Hlehel’s realistic, humorous narratives operate within the tradition of Palestinian literature as found in the works of Emile Habibi and Ghassan Kanafani. Emerging from familiar, everyday situations, his texts often develop a parabolic or surreal character, revealing hypocrisy and injustice alongside absurdity, contingency, and transience.
Ala Hlehel is the author of Kingdom of Olives and Ash (4.29 avg rating, 508 ratings, 90 reviews, published 2017), أورفوار عكا (3.88 avg rating, 105 ratin...
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Aug 18, 2010 · Ala Hlehel is the author of the novels Au Revoir Akka (2014) and The Circus (2001),the short story collections My Secret Affair with Carla Bruni (2012) and Stories for Times of Need (2003), and the novella and short story collection The Father, the Son, and the Wandering Ghost (2008).
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Ala Hlehel, born in 1974, is the Palestinian author of a novel, Al-Sirk ('The Circus', 2001), a collection of short stories, Stories in Time of Need, and a play. He is a two-time winner of the al-Qattan Young Writer Award.
Born in 1974, Ala Hlehel is a Palestinian writer and editor based in Akko. With degrees from the University of Haifa and the Screen Writing School in Tel Aviv, he has worked in print and broadcast media since 1995.
Hlehel’s plays include Breaking News; DYAB, Johha & El-Bahlool, The Sultan Boot and Haidestan. His play The Absolutely Devoted Soldier was presented in Germany in 2008. He has translated plays by Pinter, Goldoni and Levin into Arabic. Hlehel was selected as one of the Beirut 39 in 2009.
