Nassar El-Hassan

The great writer and novelist

Nassar El-Hassan

(One of the greatest authors in the Arab world)

A Syrian novelist known for his distinguished contributions to Arabic literature. He combined journalism and creative writing, which gave him a deep insight into the social and political realities of Syria and the region. He began his professional career in journalism, writing for various newspapers and cultural magazines—an experience that helped refine his narrative style and broaden his literary perspective.

He has published numerous short stories and novels that were well-received by critics and readers alike. His works are characterized by their exploration of themes like identity, exile, freedom, and the human condition, written in a rich, realistic language that reflects authenticity and life experience.

Several of his works have been translated into foreign languages, and he has participated in various literary festivals and cultural forums across the Arab world and internationally. These accomplishments have cemented his place as one of the prominent literary voices in the Syrian and broader Arab cultural scene.

Biography

Nassar Al-Hassan’s writings are distinguished by the diversity of complex identities, including the swing between multiple affiliations. He came in style full of meaning while preserving all the symbolic connotations that give him more than one reading. They rebel against the usual ideas that have a monotonous rhythm, and this is the role of existing literature that seeks credibility away from national, national, and religious bidding.

The journalistic work enabled the writer to see many strange personalities, and he had previously published many articles and short stories in newspapers and magazines that focused on the repercussions of external and internal conflicts of human beings and prompted him to be acquainted with many human experiences and transmitted through the lips secretly and publicly. His blending of reality with imagination contributed To enriching his stories with more credibility and making them realistic and logical. His selection of clear and profound vocabulary highlighted the ideas and features of the theme of the topics raised in his texts, with a rich narration of exciting events and stories.

His novels focused on highlighting the secrets and contradictions of society, and he worked to present them with complete neutrality, away from any affiliation and loyalty to any religion, belief, or partisanship of an idea. It was an honest mirror of the important events and a realistic and accurate monitoring of human psychology.

The scrolls of Kislev account for the painful events that took place in Syria, especially what accompanied the period known as the Safar ‘Berlik famines’ and the massacres between the two world wars.

While the novel / Habanji / deals with the repercussions of malicious reports on the individual and society through personalities who struggle with each other to reach their goals by various means within a time context that extends for half a century in which values and principles have been gradually and systematically absent.

A novel /secrets / which is in progress, dealing with the various issues of immigration and alienation of the members of the Arab communities and the repercussions of the sharp and eternal differences between the societies of the East and the West.

 

Text translation

مكن العمل الصحفي الكاتب من رؤية العديد من الشخصيات الغريبة، وقد سبق له نشر العديد من المقالات والقصص القصيرة في الصحف والمجلات التي ركزت على تداعيات الصراعات الخارجية والداخلية للبشر ودفعته إلى التعرف على العديد من الخبرات الإنسانية وتنتقل عن طريق الشفاه سرا وعلانية. ساهم مزجه بين الواقع والخيال في إثراء قصصه بمزيد من المصداقية، وجعلها واقعية ومنطقية. سلط اختياره للمفردات الواضحة والعميقة الضوء على أفكار وملامح موضوع الموضوعات التي أثيرت في نصوصه، مع سرد ثري للأحداث والقصص المثيرة. 

 

ركزت رواياته على إبراز أسرار المجتمع وتناقضاته، وعمل على تقديمها بحيادية تامة، بعيدًا عن الانتماء والولاء لأي دين أو عقيدة أو تحيز لفكرة. لقد كانت مرآة صادقة للأحداث المهمة ورصدًا واقعيًا ودقيقًا لعلم النفس البشري. وتحدثت " لفائف كيسليف " عن الأحداث المؤلمة التي حدثت في سوريا، لا سيما ما صاحب الفترة المعروفة بمجاعات سفر برليك والمذابح بين الحربين العالميتين. بينما تتناول رواية / حبانجي / تداعيات التقارير الخبيثة على الفرد والمجتمع من خلال شخصيات تكافح مع بعضها البعض للوصول إلى أهدافها بوسائل مختلفة في سياق زمني يمتد لنصف قرن تراجعت فيه القيم والمبادئ تدريجياً. وغائب بشكل منهجي. رواية / أسرار / جارية تتناول مختلف قضايا الهجرة والاغتراب لأبناء الجاليات العربية وتداعيات الفروق الحادة والأبدية بين مجتمعات الشرق والغرب.



The author's books and publications

The Scrolls of Kislev by Nassar Al-Hasan $6.99 – $18.99