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Susan Abulhawa

1970 - Today

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Susan Abulhawa (Arabic: سوزان أبو الهوى; born 3 June 1970) is a Palestinian-American scientist, writer, and activist. Her first novel, Mornings in Jenin, was translated into 32 languages and sold more than a million copies. The sales and reach of her debut novel made Abulhawa the most widely read Palestinian author of all time. Her second novel, The Blue Between Sky and Water (2015), was translated in 19 languages. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Susan Abulhawa is the 7,005th most popular writer (down from 6,753rd in 2024), the 32nd most popular biography from Kuwait (down from 31st in 2019) and the most popular Kuwaiti Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Susan Abulhawa ranks 7,005 out of 7,302. Before her are Carl Hiaasen, Abdourahman Waberi, Edward P. Jones, Terézia Mora, Helen Dunmore, and Joanna Bator. After her are Ernest Cline, Allen Drury, Mimi Hafida, Roland Schimmelpfennig, Kate DiCamillo, and Anne Waldman.

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Among people born in 1970, Susan Abulhawa ranks 746. Before her are Gebran Bassil, Valeriu Streleț, U-God, Jens Keller, Szilveszter Csollány, and Kim Soo-ro. After her are Rafael Pascual, Roman Turek, John Moore, Olga Danilova, Yuki Matsuoka, and Toni Jiménez.

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In Kuwait

Among people born in Kuwait, Susan Abulhawa ranks 32 out of 42. Before her are Yasser Al-Habib (1979), Jasem Yaqoub (1953), Fathi Kameel (1955), Abdullah Al-Buloushi (1960), Jamal Al-Qabendi (1959), and Bashar Abdullah (1977). After her are Abdullah Al-Rashidi (1963), Bader Al-Mutawa (1985), Khalid El-Masri (1963), Huzama Habayeb (1965), Abdulaziz Al-Buloushi (1962), and Sanjeeda Sheikh (1984).

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Among WRITERS In Kuwait

Among writers born in Kuwait, Susan Abulhawa ranks 1. After her are Huzama Habayeb (1965).

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