Khaled al-Bassam | |
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خالد البسام | |
Born | November 18, 1956 |
Died | 2015 | (aged 59)
Occupation(s) | writer, historian |
Known for | ثمن الملح ("The Price of Salt"), a novel |
Khaled al-Bassam ( Arabic: خالد البسام, Unaizah, Saudi Arabia, November 18, 1956 – 2015) was a Bahraini writer and historian. He has published many books on the history of Bahrain and the Persian Gulf region, including novels and biographies of artists and politicians. [1] [2] [3]
He studied English at Oxford University in the United Kingdom, then French immersion in Vichy, France. [2]
From 1984 to 1986, he served as Editor-in-Chief of the magazine, Gulf Panorama, followed by a brief stint in 1988 for Al-Hayat in London. From 1988 to 2000, he served as Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Al Ayam back home, owned by the same company as Gulf Panorama. From 2001 to 2005, he was Editor-in-Chief of the magazine, Hana Bahrain. [3] [4]
Title | Year |
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تلك الأيام (“Those Days”) | 1986 [5] |
رجال في جزائر اللؤلؤ (“Pearl Divers of Algeria”) | 1991 [6] |
خليج الحكايات (“Bay of Stories”) | 1993 |
مرفأ الذكريات: رحلات إلى الكويت القديمة (“The Harbor of Memories: Travels to Ancient Kuwait”) | 1995 [7] |
صدمة الاحتكاك: حكايات الإرسالية الأمريكية في الخليج والجزيرة العربية 1892 - 1925 (“Friction Shock: Stories of the American Mission in the Gulf and Arabia, 1892—1925”) | 1998, published by Dar al Saqi [8] |
القوافل: رحلات الإرسالية الأمريكية في مدن الخليج والجزيرة العربية 1901-1926م (“Caravans: American Missionaries’ Journeys in the Cities of the Gulf and the Arabian Peninsula, 1901—1926”) | 2000 [9] |
بريد القلب (“Heart Mail”) | 2000 |
بساتين (“Orchards”) | 2000 |
عزف على السطور (“Play the Lines”) | 2000 |
شخصيات بحرينية (“Bahraini Luminaries”) | 2000 [10] |
حكايات من البحرين (“Tales from Bahrain”) | 2001 [11] |
نسوان زمان (“Women of History”) | 2002 [12] |
يا زمان الخليج (“O Gulf History”) | 2002 [13] |
ثرثرة فوق دجلة: حكايات التبشير المسيحي في العراق 1900 - 1935م (“Gossip over the Tigris: Stories of Christian Evangelization in Iraq, 1900—1935”) | 2004 [14] |
كلنا فداك: البحرين والقضية الفلسطينية 1917 – 1948 (“We Are All Fadak: Bahrain and the Palestinian Question, 1917—1948”) | 2005 [15] |
يوميات المنفى: عبد العزيز الشملان في سانت هيلانه 1956-1961 (“Diary of Exile: Abdulaziz al-Shamlan in Saint Helena, 1956—1961”) | 2007 [16] |
عبد الله الزائد الشموع تضيء (“Abdullah Lights the Excess Candles”) | 2007 [17] |
لا يوجد مصور في بريدة (“There Is No Photographer in Buraidah,” novel) | 2008 [18] |
مدرس ظفار (“The Teacher of Dhofar,” novel) | 2010 [19] |
البحرين تروي (“Trojan Bahrain”) | 2011 [20] |
تقي البحارنة: عنفوان الكتابة (“ Taqi Baharna: The Influence of His Writing”) | 2012 [21] |
جراندول (“Grandwell,” novel) | 2016 [22] |
ثمن الملح (“The Price of Salt,” novel) | 2016, published by Dar Al Jadawel [23] |
Khaled al-Bassam | |
---|---|
خالد البسام | |
Born | November 18, 1956 |
Died | 2015 | (aged 59)
Occupation(s) | writer, historian |
Known for | ثمن الملح ("The Price of Salt"), a novel |
Khaled al-Bassam ( Arabic: خالد البسام, Unaizah, Saudi Arabia, November 18, 1956 – 2015) was a Bahraini writer and historian. He has published many books on the history of Bahrain and the Persian Gulf region, including novels and biographies of artists and politicians. [1] [2] [3]
He studied English at Oxford University in the United Kingdom, then French immersion in Vichy, France. [2]
From 1984 to 1986, he served as Editor-in-Chief of the magazine, Gulf Panorama, followed by a brief stint in 1988 for Al-Hayat in London. From 1988 to 2000, he served as Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Al Ayam back home, owned by the same company as Gulf Panorama. From 2001 to 2005, he was Editor-in-Chief of the magazine, Hana Bahrain. [3] [4]
Title | Year |
---|---|
تلك الأيام (“Those Days”) | 1986 [5] |
رجال في جزائر اللؤلؤ (“Pearl Divers of Algeria”) | 1991 [6] |
خليج الحكايات (“Bay of Stories”) | 1993 |
مرفأ الذكريات: رحلات إلى الكويت القديمة (“The Harbor of Memories: Travels to Ancient Kuwait”) | 1995 [7] |
صدمة الاحتكاك: حكايات الإرسالية الأمريكية في الخليج والجزيرة العربية 1892 - 1925 (“Friction Shock: Stories of the American Mission in the Gulf and Arabia, 1892—1925”) | 1998, published by Dar al Saqi [8] |
القوافل: رحلات الإرسالية الأمريكية في مدن الخليج والجزيرة العربية 1901-1926م (“Caravans: American Missionaries’ Journeys in the Cities of the Gulf and the Arabian Peninsula, 1901—1926”) | 2000 [9] |
بريد القلب (“Heart Mail”) | 2000 |
بساتين (“Orchards”) | 2000 |
عزف على السطور (“Play the Lines”) | 2000 |
شخصيات بحرينية (“Bahraini Luminaries”) | 2000 [10] |
حكايات من البحرين (“Tales from Bahrain”) | 2001 [11] |
نسوان زمان (“Women of History”) | 2002 [12] |
يا زمان الخليج (“O Gulf History”) | 2002 [13] |
ثرثرة فوق دجلة: حكايات التبشير المسيحي في العراق 1900 - 1935م (“Gossip over the Tigris: Stories of Christian Evangelization in Iraq, 1900—1935”) | 2004 [14] |
كلنا فداك: البحرين والقضية الفلسطينية 1917 – 1948 (“We Are All Fadak: Bahrain and the Palestinian Question, 1917—1948”) | 2005 [15] |
يوميات المنفى: عبد العزيز الشملان في سانت هيلانه 1956-1961 (“Diary of Exile: Abdulaziz al-Shamlan in Saint Helena, 1956—1961”) | 2007 [16] |
عبد الله الزائد الشموع تضيء (“Abdullah Lights the Excess Candles”) | 2007 [17] |
لا يوجد مصور في بريدة (“There Is No Photographer in Buraidah,” novel) | 2008 [18] |
مدرس ظفار (“The Teacher of Dhofar,” novel) | 2010 [19] |
البحرين تروي (“Trojan Bahrain”) | 2011 [20] |
تقي البحارنة: عنفوان الكتابة (“ Taqi Baharna: The Influence of His Writing”) | 2012 [21] |
جراندول (“Grandwell,” novel) | 2016 [22] |
ثمن الملح (“The Price of Salt,” novel) | 2016, published by Dar Al Jadawel [23] |