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About Rabih Alameddine
Lebanese painter and writer
Rabih Alameddine is a Lebanese painter and writer known for his novels and essays. His work has received major recognition, including the 2022 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction and the 2025 National Book Award for Fiction. He is best known as a novelist, with The Wrong End of the Telescope winning the PEN/Faulkner Award and The True True Story of Raja the Gullible taking the National Book Award. As a writer and painter, he is associated with literary work that has earned broad critical attention.
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- “In school in Lebanon, we were not allowed to speak Arabic during breaks - it had to be French or English.”Rabih Alameddine
- “The reasons why a player is better on one club than on another are many. I certainly am not an expert and can…”Rabih Alameddine
- “I know many sports fans that don't enjoy soccer. The argument is that there's no action, not enough of it.”Rabih Alameddine
- “I want a God that makes me twirl.' I jumped off the couch. I untucked and unbuttoned my shirt so it would flo…”Rabih Alameddine
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- “My background playing soccer gave me a natural advantage over many of the American-born players.”Hakeem Olajuwon
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Books by Rabih Alameddine
HAKAWATI
2008
An Unnecessary Woman: A Novel
2014
Koolaids
2015
The Angel of History
2016
I, the Divine
2002