Amir Taj al-Sir (born 1960) is a Sudanese novelist, writing in Arabic. He was born in northern Sudan

Sudan

Sudan , officially the Republic of the Sudan , is a country in North Africa, sometimes considered part of the Middle East politically. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the...

 in 1960 and trained as a gynaecologist. He has published more than a dozen books, including poetry and non-fiction. His first novel Karmakul came out in 1988. His recent novel The Hunter of the Chrysalises was shortlisted for the 2011 Arabic Booker Prize. The Daily News Egypt commented that "Taj Al-Sir, a former poet who has written 10 novels, is widely regarded as a giant among Arabic fiction writers."

He lives and works in Doha

Doha

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, Qatar

Qatar

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Selected works

• Karmakul, novel
• Ant Invasion, or The Crawling of the Ants, novel
• Coptic Tensions, or The Copt's Worries, novel
• French Perfume, novel (translated into French by Xavier Luffin)
• The Hunter of the Chrysalises, novel