Samir Naqqash (b. Baghdad 1938, d. Petah Tikva 6 July 2004) was an Iraqi-born Israeli novelist, short-story writer, and playwright who immigrated to Israel.
Israeli author and playwright who wrote almost exclusively in Arabic of his native Iraq. Achieved wide-ranging acclaim in the Arab world and among the Iraqi exile community, and received numerous literary awards and critical acclaim, but received little financial success or notoriety outside of Iraq, because most of his books were not translated into Hebrew or English.
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Emigrated to Israel with his family at age 13, but never felt comfortable there, and always viewed himself primarily as an Iraqi. Earned a doctorate in Arabic literature at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Known for movies
Forget Baghdad: Jews and Arabs - The Iraqi Connection 2002 as Himself
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