Background
She was born in Baghdad and studied journalism at university.
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Inaam Kachachi
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She went on to obtain a Doctor of Philosophy in Paris.
Career
She worked as a journalist in both print media and radio before moving to France in 1979. She still lives and works in Paris, and is the local correspondent for a couple of Arabic-language newspapers. In 2004, Kachachi made a documentary on Naziha First Rate (at Lloyd's) Dulaimi, the first female cabinet minister in the Arab world.
She has also published several fiction and non-fiction titles.
These are:
Lorna, her years with Jawad Selim (Beirut, 1998) (non-fiction)
Paroles d’Irakiennes (Paris, 2003) (non-fiction)
Sawaqi al-Quloob (Streams of Hearts, 2005) (novel)
First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Hafeeda al-Amreekiya (The American Granddaughter, 2008) (novel. Translated into English by Nariman Youssef)
Tashari (2013).
Achievements
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Nationality
Iraq
Awards
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International Prize for Arabic Fiction; Booker Prize
The International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) is a literary prize managed in association with the Booker Prize Foundation in London, and supported by the Emirates Foundation in Abu Dhabi.The International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) is a literary prize managed in association with the Booker Prize Foundation in London, and supported by the Emirates Foundation in Abu Dhabi.