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Fadia Faqir

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January 01, 1956 in Jordan

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female

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Literature & Fiction

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Fadia Faqir is a British Arab writer based in Durham, UK. Her work was translated into fifteen languages and published in eighteen countries. Her third novel My Name is Salma (USA title The Cry of the Dove) was published by Doubleday in 2007. The prologue of her fourth novel, At the Midnight Kitchen (forthcoming), was published in Weber Studies and won their fiction award 2009. She is a Writing Fellow at St Aidan's College, Durham University, where she teaches creative writing.
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Books by Fadia Faqir

Average rating: 3.33 · 398 ratings · 104 reviews · 5 distinct works

	The Cry of the Dove 3.26 avg rating — 294 ratings — published 2007 — 11 editions	My rating:
	Pillars of Salt 3.60 avg rating — 86 ratings — published 1996 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Nisanit 3.31 avg rating — 13 ratings	My rating:
	Un Tè Alla Salvia Per Salma 2.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2007 — 2 editions	My rating:
	The Stone of Laughter by Hoda Barakat, Fadia Faqir (Editor), Sophie Bennett (Translator) 3.55 avg rating — 67 ratings — published 1995 — 5 editions	My rating:

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“A single slim trunk
Branches that bow in a storm
Green, leathery leaves with a soft centre
Glittering against blue sky
White bark scarred, bleeding
Heart wide-open
Bandaged, but upright she stands... (225)”
― Fadia Faqir, The Cry of the Dove

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“Her tears were not for public consumption, she used to say. (216)”
― Fadia Faqir, The Cry of the Dove

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