Eman Quotah Explained

Caption:Quotah at Politics and Prose, 2023
Occupation:Novelist
Nationality:Arab-American
Awards:Arab American Book Award (2022)
Alma Mater:Swarthmore College
Notable Works:Bride of the Sea

Eman Quotah is an Arab-American novelist. She won the 2022 Arab American Book Award.[1]

Early life and education

Quotah grew up in Jeddah and Cleveland Heights.[2] Her father is from Saudi Arabia, and her mother is from the United States.[3] They moved to Northeast Ohio to study at Case Western Reserve University when Quotah was a young child. While there, Quotah attended the Shaker Heights City School District. The family later moved to Jeddah, though they summered in Cleveland Heights.[4]

Her family was Muslim, and while in Jeddah, Quotah attended a Muslim school.

Quotah graduated from Swarthmore College.[5]

Career

Quotah's short writing has appeared in Electric Literature.[6] Guernica,[7] and Markaz Review,[8] among other publications. Her debut novel, Bride of the Sea, was published in 2021.

Quotah was a John McClelland Historical Writing Resident with the Espy Foundation.

Personal life

Quotah lives near Washington, D.C. with her family.

She is fluent in English and Arabic.

Works

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022 Arab American Book Award Winners – Arab American National Museum . 2023-10-28 . en-US . 2023-05-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230530015437/https://arabamericanmuseum.org/2022-arab-american-book-award-winners/ . live .
  2. Web site: Routines . Famous Writing . 2023-05-09 . Interview with Eman Quotah: "Life changes, and writing can always be there for us." . 2023-10-28 . Famous Writing Routines . en-US . 2023-06-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230601081954/https://famouswritingroutines.com/interviews/interview-with-eman-quotah/ . live .
  3. Web site: Eman Quotah . 2023-10-29 . . en-US . 2023-05-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230531003521/https://tinhouse.com/author/eman-quotah/ . live .
  4. Web site: Nickoloff . Annie . 2021-02-02 . From Cleveland to Jiddah: Eman Quotah's debut novel 'Bride of the Sea' showcases two cultures . 2023-10-29 . . en . 2021-12-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211201164328/https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2021/02/from-cleveland-to-jiddah-eman-quotahs-debut-novel-bride-of-the-sea-showcases-two-cultures.html . live .
  5. Web site: Eman Quotah '95 - Swarthmore College Bulletin . 2023-10-28 . en-US . 2021-09-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210930013052/https://www.swarthmore.edu/bulletin/archive/wp/january-2014_eman-quotah-95.html . live .
  6. Web site: Eman Quotah . 2023-10-28 . Electric Literature . en-US . 2023-05-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230530210201/https://electricliterature.com/el-author/eman-quotah/ . live .
  7. Web site: Quotah . Eman . 2022-08-01 . With Matrilineage as a Map . 2023-10-28 . Guernica . en-US . 2022-08-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220808110347/https://www.guernicamag.com/with-matrilineage-as-a-map/ . live .
  8. Web site: Eman Quotah . 2023-10-28 . The Markaz Review . en-US . 2023-06-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230604151346/https://themarkaz.org/author/emanquotah/ . live .
  9. Web site: Parssinen . Keija . Eman Quotah's engrossing debut, 'Bride of the Sea,' offers Americans a nuanced view of the Saudi Kingdom . washpost . 2023-10-28 . 2022-04-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220429090252/https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/bride-of-the-sea-book-review/2021/02/01/b520353e-60c8-11eb-9061-07abcc1f9229_story.html . live .
  10. Web site: Quamme . Margaret . Book review: 'Bride of the Sea' novel explores Saudi Arabian family drama . 2023-10-28 . The Columbus Dispatch . en-US . 2022-08-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220810205318/https://www.dispatch.com/story/entertainment/books/2021/01/31/bride-sea-novel-explores-saudi-arabian-ohio-family-drama/4292073001/ . live .
  11. Web site: 2022-02-03 . Saudi-American author writes the novel she always wanted to read but couldn't . 2023-10-28 . Arab News . en . 2023-10-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231029004054/https://www.arabnews.com/node/2017251/saudi-arabia . live .
  12. Web site: 2021-01-14 . Bride of the Sea by Eman Quotah . 2023-10-28 . Novel Visits . en-US . 2023-03-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230327234438/https://novelvisits.com/bride-of-the-sea-by-eman-quotah-review/ . live .
  13. Web site: An Interview with Eman Quotah Washington Independent Review of Books . 2023-10-28 . www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com . 2021-12-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211201152236/https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/index.php/features/an-interview-with-eman-quotah . live .

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