Diana Abu-Jaber

Diana Abu-Jaber (Arabic: ديانا أبو جابر) is an American author and a professor at Portland State University.[1]

Diana Abu-Jaber
BornSyracuse, New York
OccupationNovelist, professor at Portland State University
NationalityAmerican
Website
www.dianaabujaber.com

Early life and education

Abu-Jaber was born in Syracuse, New York. Her father was Jordanian[2] with a Palestinian Jerusalemite mother; Diana's mother was American, descended from Irish and German roots.[1] At the age of seven, she moved with her family for two years to Jordan. She received a BA in English and Creative Writing from the State University of New York at Oswego, an MA in English and Creative Writing from the University of Windsor, and a PhD in English and Creative Writing from Binghamton University.[3] She divides her time between Miami and Portland.[1]

Writing

Abu-Jaber writes about Arab and Arab-American culture and identity, often using the culture of food and food production.[2]

Academic appointments

Bibliography
Fiction
Nonfiction/Memoir
  • The Language of Baklava (2005)
  • Life Without a Recipe (2016)
Young Adult Fiction
  • Silverworld (2020)

Essays

References
  1. Loomis, Linda (4 November 2018). "Diana Abu-Jaber to tell Gifford audience how CNY made her a writer". Syracuse. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  2. Fuller, Emily (12 April 2017). "The Meaning Of Food For Award-Winning Author Diana Abu-Jaber". OPB News. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  3. "Portland State College of Liberal Arts & Sciences: English Department | Diana Abu-Jaber, Ph.D." www.pdx.edu. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
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