Abdelmajid Sebbata
Moroccan writer and translator (born 1989)
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Abdelmajid Sebbata (Arabic: عبد المجيد سباطة; born 1989) is a Moroccan writer and translator.
EducationAbdelmalek Essaadi University, King Fahd School of Translation
OccupationsWriter, translator, engineer
Period2010s–present
Abdelmajid Sebbata | |
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عبد المجيد سباطة | |
Abdelmajid Sebbata | |
| Born | 1989 (age 36–37)[1] Rabat, Morocco[1] |
| Education | Abdelmalek Essaadi University, King Fahd School of Translation |
| Occupations | Writer, translator, engineer |
| Writing career | |
| Period | 2010s–present |
| Genres | Fiction, non-fiction |
| Notable work | The Outcast (2019)[1] |
| Notable awards | Shortlisted for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction (2020)[1] |
Life
He was born in Rabat and studied engineering at Abdelmalek Essaadi University in Tangiers. He has also studied at the King Fahd School of Translation in Tangiers.[2]
In addition to being an award-winning author, Sabata is also a translator. He has translated two novels by the French writer Michel Bussi.
Sabata's 2020 novel File 42 was shortlisted for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction in 2021 (also called the "Arabic Booker Prize").[2] He was among the youngest writers on that year's list, at the time 32 years of age.[3]
