Carlos Gelbert Explained
Carlos Gelbert |
Native Name: | کارلوس کلبرت |
Native Name Lang: | ar |
Birth Date: | 1948 |
Birth Place: | Basra, Iraq |
Occupation: | Writer |
Language: | English, Arabic, Mandaic, German |
Citizenship: | Australian |
Genre: | Non-fiction Fiction |
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Spouse: | Sue Aran |
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Carlos Gelbert (born 1948) is an Australian writer and translator. He is best known for publishing the first full-length English translations of the Ginza Rabba (2011) and Mandaean Book of John (2017). Gelbert has also translated the Ginza Rabba (2021) and Qolasta (2002) into Arabic.
Biography
Gelbert was born in 1948[1] in Basra, Iraq. During the Saddam Hussein era, he moved to Germany, where he worked as a teacher and occupational therapist.[2] Gelbert immigrated to Australia in the 1990s and currently resides in the Sydney metropolitan area.[3]
Books authored
Below is a list of books authored by Gelbert.[4] [5]
Mandaeism
- 2003. A Letter to My Son. .
- 2005. The Mandaeans and the Jews. .
- 2009. Jesus whose other name was Joash. Austin Macauley Publishers. .
- 2013. The Mandaeans (Last Gnostics) and the Christians in the time of Jesus Christ. . (discusses the history of the Mandaeans in Edessa during Late Antiquity)
- 2018. An Authentic Collection of Mandaean Stories and Fairy Tales. .
- 2023. The Key to All the Mysteries of Ginza Rba. . (glossary of more than 144 alphabetically arranged subjects)
Novels
- English
- 2001. Stories of Marriage and Love. .
- 2014. The Daughter of The God Jupiter. .
- 2016. Those Who Love and Those Who Die. .
- German
- 1995. Ruth und Sarah. Aulendorf: Verlag Eppe GmbH. .
- 1996. Amadeus oder Ich liebe Gott. Aulendorf: Verlag Eppe GmbH. .
- 1996. Zeit der Lieblosigkeit. Aulendorf: Verlag Eppe GmbH. .
Others
- 2020. My Unordinary Sex Book. .
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: 94979420 . VIAF . 2013-09-16 . 2023-10-03.
- Web site: About The Author . Living Water Books . 2024-05-17.
- Book: Gelbert, Carlos. The Mandaeans and the Jews. Living Water Books. Edensor Park, NSW. 2005. 0-9580346-2-1. 68208613.
- Web site: Gelbert, Carlos . National Library of Australia . 2023-10-03.
- Web site: Living Water Books . 2023-10-03.
- Book: Ginza Rba . Gelbert . Carlos . 2011 . Living Water Books . Sydney . 9780958034630.
- Book: Gelbert. Carlos. The Teachings of the Mandaean John the Baptist. 9780958034678. Fairfield, NSW, Australia. Living Water Books. 2017. 1000148487.
- Book: Gelbert. Carlos. گینزا ربَّا = Ginza Rba. ar. Edensor Park, NSW, Australia. Living Water Books. 2021. 9780648795407.