Nadir Al Zoghbi

Nadir Al Zoghbi (Arabic: ندير الزعبي) is a Syrian novelist, poet, and writer. He has authored several novels and short story collections, including a collection of short stories titled "Ghosts of Pictures", published by House of Spaces, and a novel titled "32 Fahrenheits", issued by Arab House for Science Publishers. His most prominent novel is "Abeel".

Career
Nadir Al Zoghbi began publishing in 2012, and in 2014, the Arab House of Sciences Publishers published his novel "Ten Nights and a Night", in which the narrative travels through time and space. Nazir spoke in this novel about the Abbasid era, specifically Laila, a perfume seller in the Abbasid state. He also moved to the present time, specifically Laila the Princess, in the clothes of the chambermaid in Baghdad, and the characters in between. Nazir writes about the issue of finding sculptures and a letter dating back to the Abbasid era during the reign of the Assyrian King Sennacherib.

The following year, Nadir Al Zoghbi published his collection of short stories called "32 Fahrenheit" in the Arab House of Science. In this short story collection, Nazir wrote about the Arab narrative heritage through his fictional characters, delivered through animals, plants, and objects. The book included twenty short stories: "The Sink", "Light", "Coffee Cup", "Box", "Matchstick", "Poetry’s Tongue", "Solo", "Fur", "Polar Bear and Refrigerator", "Chatter". "First Bullet", "Bouchard", "Last Call", "Sound of Silence", "Peace", "Not a pipe", "Abracadabra", "Kisdor", "Squirrel and Cherries", and "32 Fahrenheit".

In the same year, Al Zoghbi published a second collection of short stories, "Ghosts of Pictures", with Fadaat, followed by the book Euro, published by The Arab House of Science Publishers. The author stated in a subsequent press interview that he hoped that the book would inspire readers to be passionate about minute details. Al Zoghbi posed many questions that were without question marks.

The novel "Abeel", which was published by the House of Culture for Publishing and Distribution on March 15, 2019, is considered his most acclaimed work. In it, Nadir writes about a man who suffers from "pituitary gigantism" and was endowed with a large body, great height, and a bloody face that made him fear people's eyes, as he became a subject for ridicule and mockery. But at the same time, his strange appearance made him the subject of a scoop, the title of a novel project, a painting, and the hero of an international movie about giants, which made journalists and TV presenters flock to him for interviews. However, all of this did not take away his painful feeling.

Works

 * Euro
 * "Ten Nights and a Night"
 * "Ghosts of Pictures"
 * "32 Fahrenheit"
 * "Abeel"