Diana Abu-Jaber
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Diana Abu-Jaber (Arabic: ديانا أبو جابر) is an American author and a professor at Portland State University.
Early life and education
Abu-Jaber was born in Syracuse, New York. Her father was Jordanian with a Palestinian mother from Jerusalem; Diana's mother was American, descended from Irish and German roots. At the age of seven, she moved with her family for two years to Jordan.
She received a BA in English and Creative Writing from the State University of New York at Oswego, an MA in English and Creative Writing from the University of Windsor, and a PhD in English and Creative Writing from Binghamton University. She divides her time between Miami, Florida and Portland, Oregon.
Career
Abu-Jaber writes about Arab and Arab-American culture and identity, often using the culture of food and food production.
Her academic appointments include: Visiting Assistant Professor, English, Iowa State University (1990);[citation needed] Assistant Professor, English, University of Oregon (1990–1995);[citation needed] and Writer-in-Residence/Professor, English Department, Portland State University (1996–present).
Bibliography
Fiction
- Arabian Jazz (1993) - Oregon Book Award (1994)
- Crescent (2003) - PEN Center USA Award for Literary Fiction (2004), Twenty Noteworthy Novels of 2003 by The Christian Science Monitor
- Origin (2007)
- Birds Of Paradise (2011)
- Fencing with the King (2022)
Nonfiction/memoir
- The Language of Baklava (2005)
- Life Without a Recipe (2016)
Young Adult fiction
- Silverworld (2020)
Essays
- includes "The Lost City of Love"
External links
- (one hour) at The Bat Segundo Show