Mohammad Tomaliah
Mohammad Tomaliah (1957–2008; Arabic: محمد طملية), a Jordanian writer and journalist, was born in Karak, south of Jordan in 1957. He is considered one of Jordan’s leading satirical writers, who achieved a local and Arab fame. He started his career at Ad-Dustor daily in 1983. He also wrote for other dailies and was a member of the Jordanian Writers Association and of the Arab Writers Association.
Tomaliah is the first Jordanian writer to write satirical articles and stories. He created a unique literary genre where he combined literary and journalistic style in writing that is free of flowery language and cliches.[1]
Early life
Mohammad Abdullah Mustafa Tomaliah was born in Abu Tarraba village in the governorate of Karak, south of Jordan. He was born to a family who was originally from Innaba village in the Palestinian city of Al-Ramla. Since his childhood, Tomalaih was captivated by world literature, including the Russian. Tomalaih would memorize multiple excerpts from Russian novels and imitated the characters in these novels.[2]
Education
He earned a BA in Arabic literature from the University of Jordan in 1985.
Works
- Round of Arak "Jawlat Arak"( short stories), 1980
- The disappointment, "Al Khaibah", 1981
- Remarks on a basic issue, "Mulahazat ala Qadiah Asassiah" 1981
- The scoundrel enthusiasts,"Al Moutahmisoun Al Awaghad", 1986
- Happens to me among all people,"Yahduth Le doun Sa'r Al Nas" articles accompanied with selected cartoons drawn by Emad Hajjaj cartoons, 2004
- To her as a matter of course, "Ilayhā bi-ṭabī’at al-ḥāl- nuṣūṣ khādishah lil-ḥiyād al-‘āmm", 2007 [3]
Death
Tomaliah died in 2008 after suffering for four years from cancer. He is celebrated by Mohammad Tomaliah Award for Short Stories.[4]
References
- ↑ In the Memory of Tomaliah: Three Excerpts, retrieved from: http://www.7iber.com/2013/10/page/16/ Archived 2014-12-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Tomaliah: The Writer who forgot to get married, retrieved from: http://www.pheladelphianews.com/news.php?n_id=6198%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF-%D8%B7%D9%85%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%87-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%AE%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B0%D9%8A-%D9%86%D8%B3%D9%8A-%D8%A3%D9%86-%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%B2%D9%88%D8%AC
- ↑ Iyad Nassar, Awaraq Thakafiyah, 1/1/2009, retrieved from: http://inassar.blogspot.com/2009/01/blog-post.html
- ↑ Mohammad Tomaliah's award launched, retrieved from: http://www.alrai.com/article/668565.html