Osama al-Eissa (born 1963) is a Palestinian writer.
Life He was born in Bethlehem in the refugee camp of Dheisha. He moved to Jordan as a young man, and pursued a career in journalism. He wrote for many newspapers, among them Asharq Al-Awsat, Al-Akhbar and Kul Al-Arab. He eventually rose to become editor-in-chief of the Al-Sada weekly and then the Ramallah-based journal Al-Hayat Al-Jadida.
As a writer, Osama has published many novels and short story collections, starting with his debut collection We, the Poor, Are Still the Most Capable of Love in 1984. Noted books include the award-winning novels Al Maskobiya (2010) and The Madmen of Bethlehem (2013). He has also worked extensively with other forms such as oral history and documentary films that primarily deal with the Palestinian experience, for example, the oral history work Tales from the Ground in Jerusalem.
His most recent novel The Seventh Sky of Jerusalem (2023) was nominated for the Arabic Booker Prize.
Selected works Novels Al-Maskubiya, 2010 Madmen of Bethlehem, 2013 The Last Kiss of Bethlehem, 2016 The Rose of Jericho, 2017 Cat of Beersheba” in 2017 A Bridge Over the Jordan River, 2018 The Seventh Sky of Jerusalem, 2023 Short story collections We, the Poor, Are Still the Most Capable People of Love, 1984 The Mountainous Tenderness, 1985 Sentiments of Longing and Sorrow, 2004 The Messenger of God to the Beloved, 2017.
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