Diana Abu-Jaber (Arabic: ديانا أبو جابر) is an American author and a professor at Portland State University.[1]
Diana Abu-Jaber | |
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| Born | Syracuse, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Novelist, professor at Portland State University |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | State University of New York at Oswego (BA) University of Windsor (MA) Binghamton University (PhD) |
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Early life and education edit
Abu-Jaber was born in Syracuse, New York. Her father was Jordanian[2] with a Palestinian Jerusalemite mother; Diana's mother was American, descended from Irish and German roots.[1] At the age of seven, she moved with her family for two years to Jordan. She received a BA in English and Creative Writing from the State University of New York at Oswego, an MA in English and Creative Writing from the University of Windsor, and a PhD in English and Creative Writing from Binghamton University.[3] She divides her time between Miami and Portland.[1]
Career edit
Abu-Jaber writes about Arab and Arab-American culture and identity, often using the culture of food and food production.[2]
Her academic appointments include: Visiting Assistant Professor, English, Iowa State University (1990);[citation needed] Assistant Professor, English, University of Oregon (1990–1995);[citation needed] and Writer-in-Residence/Professor, English Department, Portland State University (1996–present).
Bibliography edit
- Fiction
- Arabian Jazz (1993) - Oregon Book Award (1994)
- Crescent (2003) - PEN Center USA Award for Literary Fiction (1994), Twenty Noteworthy Novels of 2003 by The Christian Science Monitor
- Origin (2007)
- Birds Of Paradise (2011)
- Fencing with the King (2022)
- Nonfiction/memoir
- The Language of Baklava (2005)
- Life Without a Recipe (2016)
- Young Adult fiction
- Silverworld (2020)
- Essays
- The Other Woman: Twenty-one Wives, Lovers, and Others Talk Openly About Sex, Deception, Love, and Betrayal includes "The Lost City of Love"
References edit
- ^ a b c Loomis, Linda (4 November 2018). "Diana Abu-Jaber to tell Gifford audience how CNY made her a writer". Syracuse. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- ^ a b Fuller, Emily (12 April 2017). "The Meaning Of Food For Award-Winning Author Diana Abu-Jaber". OPB News. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- ^ "Portland State College of Liberal Arts & Sciences: English Department | Diana Abu-Jaber, Ph.D." www.pdx.edu. Archived from the original on 2019-04-16. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
External links edit
- "My Elizabeth," a short story by Diana Abu-Jaber
- Portland State Faculty Profile
- 2011 radio interview (one hour) at The Bat Segundo Show