winner Poetry
Ninth Session 2004-2005

·        Born in Salmya, Syria 1934

·        One of the first who wrote modern poetry, as Al Tafeela and prose poem. He has a very unique style and outstanding creativity in poems, prose and plays.

·        Many essays and studies were written about his creativities from all over the Arabic world and abroad.

Awards

·       Al Nahar Lebanese Newspaper Award for the prose poem, end of 1950

·       Saeed Aqel Award for Theatre 1973

·       The Egyptian Experimental Theatre Medal 2000

·       Celebration Party on his honor in Al Asad Library as the UNESCO newspaper ”The Lumberjack of High Trees” published a book about him.

·       Al Fateh  Meda,l Libya, end of eighties

Bibliography

• A book in the UNESCO newspaper ”The Lumberjack of High Trees” 2002
• Eagle of Tears by Khalil Sweleh 2002
• The Rape of Kana and its sisters (grammar term) by Khalil Sweleh 2002
• Homeland in Homeland by Luai Adam – Dar Al Mada 2001

Famous Works

1)            Sadness in the Moonlight 1959-1960

2)            A Chamber with Billion Walls 1964

3)            Happiness is not my profession 1970

4)            From the Complete Works – Theatre and Poet – 1973

5)            The Hunch Bird - Play 1964

6)            The Swing – Novel

7)            Out of the Flock – Play 1995

8)            The Flower Slayer 2001

9)            I will Betray my homeland 2001

Works in TV, Cinema and Theatre

·       The Clown, Play 1973

·       Homesick, Play 1974-1975

·       The Arabian Marslyas, Play 1973-1974

·       A Toast for my homeland, Play

·       Out of the Flock, Play

·       The Night Stories, TV

·       Al Musk Valey, TV

·       The Board, Cinema

·       The Report, Cinema

     Died on Monday 3rd April 2006