Hoda Barakat lived most of her early life in Beirut before moving to Paris, where she now resides.
11 Facts About Hoda Barakat
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Hoda Barakat has published six novels, two plays, a book of short stories, and a book of memoirs.
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Hoda Barakat's works are originally written in Arabic and have been translated into English, Hebrew, French, Italian, Spanish, Turkish, Romanian, Dutch, Brazilian Portuguese, and Greek.
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Hoda Barakat moved back to Paris in 1989 and has lived there ever since, publishing her remaining works from Paris, including Hajar al-Dahik and Ahl el-Hawa, among others.
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In fall 2013, Hoda Barakat was appointed the first Arabic Scholar in Residence at the University of Texas at Austin Middle Eastern Studies Program.
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Hoda Barakat was recently visiting professor of Middle Eastern Studies at Dartmouth College and Artist in Residence at the Institute for Advanced Study at Central European University.
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Hoda Barakat married the poet Mohammad El Abdallah, whom she met in college.
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Hoda Barakat acquired French nationality by naturalization on 24 March 1998.
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Hoda Barakat is the second woman to have ever won the IPAF.
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Hoda Barakat was previously longlisted for the IPAF in 2013, for her novel Malakoot hadhahi al-ard.
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Hoda Barakat was decorated with the Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2002 and the Chevalier de l'Ordre national du Merite in 2008.