Ali al-Muqri also spelled Ali Almokri, was born Homra, Taiz on 29 Aug. 1966
He is a Yemeni novelist and writer.
He has a Diploma in Rays and special training courses in the field of Journalism
He has worked since the mid Eighties in various divisions of Journalism.
He held positions as supervisor of Cultural Division and as managing editor in many journals.
He also worked as a reporter for many Arabic and International journals and magazines.
Other posts were:
1- Member of the Editorial Form of Al- Shoura Journal
2- The Administration Secretary for The General Union of Yemeni Writers and the Editorial Secretary for Al- HICMA Magazine which is published by the Union
3- The cultural editor of (Al-Thory ) newspaper
He has several Researches in the field of Religion and the future of Globalization.
He started writing poetry and the short story since the beginning of the Eighties He has since been dedicated to writing the Modern Poem (Prose Poem )
The author's work has been published in Banipal magazine. Two of his recent novels Black Taste, Black Odour and The Handsome Jew have been long listed for the Arab Booker Prize. He has also been awarded the French Prize for Arabic Literature over the novel entitled, Ḥurma (Femme interdite), translated into French by Khaled Osman and Ola Mehanna.
Some of the author's works has appeared in The New York Times, and in the French daily newspaper, La Libération. Ali al-Muqri became the chief-editor of Al-Ḥikmah in 1997, a journal of the Yemeni Writers Association. As of 2007 he has served as the editor of the literary journal, Ǧaymān. Currently, Ali al-Muqri lives in Paris, France.
Published work:
Nāfiḏat lil-ğasad (A Window into the Body) (1987)
Tarmīmāt (Restorations) (1999; 2000)
Yaḥdat fī al-nasī'ān (It Comes with Forgetfulness) (2003)
al-Khamr wa-al-nabīdh fī al-islām (Wine and Nabīd in Islam) (2007)
Ṭaʿm aswad…Rā’iḥah sawdā’ (Black Taste, Black Odour) (2008)
Al-Yahūdī al-Ḥālī (The Handsome Jew) (2009) - translated also into French, Le Beau Juif (2011), as also into Italian, Il Bell’Ebreo (2012)
Ḥurmah (Woman) (2012) - translated also into French, La Femme Interdite (2015), as also in English, Hurma (2015)
Bukhūr ‘Adanī (Adeni Incense) (2014)
