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| is | Writer | |
| Work field | Literature | |
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| Birth | 1976 | |
| Age | 48 years |
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Haji Jaber (born 1976) is an Eritrean novelist. He was born in the city of Massawa on the Red Sea coast. He has published four novels till date. With the nomination of Black Foam (2018), Jaber became the first Eritrean novelist to be longlisted for the Arabic Booker Prize.
Works
- Samrawit (2012), which won the Sharjah Award for Arab Creativity in 2012
- Fatma's Harbour (2013)
- The Game of the Spindle (2015), which was longlisted for the 2016 Sheikh Zayed Book Award
- Black Foam (2018), longlisted for the Arabic Booker Prize
He lives in Doha, Qatar.