Biographies of Susan Abulhawa

Susan Abulhawa is a novelist, poet, essayist, scientist, mother, and activist. Her debut novel Mornings in Jenin (Bloomsbury, 2010), translated into 30 languages, was an international bestseller and is considered a classic in Palestinian literature. Its reach and sales has made abulhawa the most widely read Palestinian author. Her second novel, The Blue Between Sky and Water (Bloomsbury, 2015), was likewise an international bestseller. Against the Loveless World was published in August 2020 by Simon & Schuster to much acclaim. She is also the author of a poetry collection, My Voice Sought The Wind (Just World Books, 2013), contributor to several anthologies, political commentator, and frequent speaker.Abulhawa is the founder of Playgrounds for Palestine, a children’s organization dedicated to uplifting Palestinian children. She is also co-chair of Palestine Writes, the first North American Palestinian literature festival.

سوزان أبو الهوى‏ هي كاتبة فلسطينية أمريكية وناشطة في حقوق الإنسان. ومؤلفة الرواية الأكثر مبيعا لعام 2010 بينما ينام العالم، ومؤسسة المنظمة غير الحكومية ملاعب من أجل فلسطين. وهي تعيش في ياردلي، بنسلفانيا. روايتها الثانية، الأزرق بين السماء والماء ، والتي ترجمت لأكثر من 19 لغة. وقد نشرت في المملكة المتحدة في 4 يونيو 2015، وفي الولايات المتحدة في 1 سبتمبر 2015.