Ali Al Shargawi (Arabic: علي الشرقاوي) is a leading Bahraini poet, lyricist and playwright whose work has been translated into English, German, Bulgarian, Russian, Kurdish, and French.[1] Born in Manama in 1948, he started publishing his poetry in 1968, and quickly gained prominence in Arab newspapers and magazines.[1]
His involvement in the theatre began when he joined the Awal Theatre Company, the oldest theatre group in Bahrain. In 2002, he was awarded Best Play in Bahrain's Theatrical Authorship Competition and was a recipient of the Sheikh Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa Medal in 2001 and the Competence Medal in 2002.[citation needed]
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Biography
Ali bin Ahmed bin Jassim Al Shargawi was born in 1948 in the capital of Manama. He obtained his high school diploma in 1967 and an undergraduate degree from the Institute of the Humanities in Iraq in 1971 before attending further schooling in the United Kingdom in 1981.[2] In the early 1970s, he joined the Bahrain Writers Association, for which he often published and administrated, including several sessions as president beginning in 1980. A member of the Awal Theatre Company, he has participated in literary festivals and conferences such as the Mirbad Poetry Festival, Jerash Festival, Jenadriyah, and the Cairo International Book Fair. He is a member of the Arab Writers Union.[3]
Work
Kamil Salman Al-Juburi writes that “in his poetry, there is a mystical flow through important experiences of homeland, prison, sea, and imprisonment, and he is rich in material and generous in phrase.”[3] First publishing his poetry in 1968, he has seen his work featured in local and Arab newspapers and magazines and translated into other languages (including English, German, Bulgarian, Russian, Kurdish, and French). He has also translated British, Canadian, and Hindi poetry in addition to writing plays for children and adults.
^Yacoub, Emil (2004). معجم الشعراء منذ بدء عصر النهضة, Vol. 2 (1st ed.). Beirut: Dar Sader. p. 830. ISBN9789953135694.
^ abAl Jubouri, Kamil Salman (2003). معجم الأدباء من العصر الجاهلي حتى سنة 2002 ("A Dictionary of Authors from the Pre-Islamic Era until 2002"), vol. IV. Dar Al Kotob Al Ilmiyah. p. 233. ISBN9782745136947.
