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Ghassan Zaqtan ((アラビア語:غسان زقطان)) is a Palestinian poet, author of ten collections of poetry. He is also a novelist, editor. He was born in Beit Jala, near Bethlehem, and has lived in Jordan, Beirut, Damascus, and Tunis. His book “Like a Straw Bird it Follows me” translated by Fady Joudah was awarded the Griffin Poetry Prize , 2013. His name appeared twice among the short-listed award winners of the Neustadt International Prize for Literature in the years of 2014, 2016 / University of Oklahoma, perceived as the American Nobel Prize. In recognition of his achievement and contribution to Arabic and Palestinian literature, Ghassan Zaqtan was awarded the National Medal of Honor by the Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas in June 2013. His name appeared for the first time in the fall of 2013 among the speculation list for the Nobel Prize in Literature. Ghassan Zaqtan’s work has been translated to English, French, Italian, Norwegian, German and other languages. ==Early life== His father, Khalil Zaqtan, was a poet. From 1960 to 1967, he lived at al-Karama. He graduated from Teachers Training College, Nu'ur, Jordan. From 1973 to 1979, he was a physical education teacher. He was editor of ''El-Bayader.'' He was director general of Literature and Publishing Department, of the Palestinian Ministry of Culture.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ghassan Zaqtan )〕 He was the editor of ''Al-Shoua’ra'' from 2000-2004 and director of the House of Poetry.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Ghassan Zaqtan )〕 He is a consultant for cultural policies in the Welfare Association and is a member of the executive board of the Mahmoud Darwish Foundation. Zaqtan writes a weekly column in Al-Ayyam newspaper. His work appeared in ''Triquarterly''. He lives in Ramallah. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ghassan Zaqtan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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