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Maysalun Hadi

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Maysalun Hadi
Born1954 (age 69–70)
Adhamiyah, Baghdad, Iraq
OccupationWriter
Alma materUniversity of Baghdad

Maysalun Hadi (born 1954) is an Iraqi writer. She was born in the Adhamiyah district of Baghdad and studied statistics at Baghdad University. As a writer, she has published numerous books and articles, spanning a wide range of genres. Her novel Prophecy of Pharaoh won the Bashraheel prize for best Arabic novel and was translated into English by Angham Altamimi. Another novel A Light Pink Dream was made into a film, while Throne and Stream has been translated into English and French. Her most recent work Mohammed's Brothers by Al-Thakera Publishing House was nominated for the Arabic Booker Prize.[1]

Hadi lives in Baghdad.

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