Faraj BAYRAKDAR

 

Faraj BAYRAKDAR is a Syrian writer, author of five books of poetry and one of prose. Imprisoned by the Syrian authorities in 1987, he was only set free 14 years later, thanks to an international campaign that involved human rights and free speech organizations as well as writers and artists. Among his awards: the 1998 Hellman-Hammet grant; the 1999 International PEN Award – American Center West; the 2004 Free Word Award from NOVIB – Netherlands; the 2006 Oxfam Novib / PEN Freedom of Expression Award Netherlands; and the 2007 Tucholsky Prize – Sweden. He has lived in Sweden since 2005.

 

Faraj bayrakdar © photo by Mohammad Osman

 

poems translated with the support of BOZAR (www.bozar.be) 

 

 

 

 

  • Austrian Presidency of the Council of the European Union
  • Czech Centre Brussels
  • Lithuanian Culture Institute
  • Permanent Representation of Lithuania to the EU
  • Istituto Italiano di Cultura
  • Spain Arts and Culture - Cultural and Scientific Service of the Embassy of Spain in Belgium
  • Romanian Cultural Institute in Brussels
  • It Skriuwersboun
  • Embassy of the Republic of Latvia to the Kingdom of Belgium
  • Embassy of Andorra
  • Embassy of the Republic of Estonia in Belgium
  • Instituto Cervantes Brussels
  • Polish Institute - Cultural Service of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Brussels
  • Greenland Representation to the European Union
  • Commission européenne
  • Leeuwarden Europan Capital of Culture 2018
  • Ville de Bruxelles
  • Embassy of Ireland
  • Camões Instituto de Cooperação e Língua Portugal
  • Swedish Institute
  • Vlaams-Nederlands Huis deBuren
  • Danish Cultural Institute
  • LOFT 58
  • Yunus Emre Institute
  • Scottish Government EU Office
  • Orfeu - Livraria Portuguesa
  • Hungarian Cultural Institute Brussels
  • Ambassade du Luxembourg à Bruxelles
  • Network to Promote Linguistic Diversity
  • MuntPunt
  • Permanent Representation of the Republic of Slovenia to the European Union
  • Mission of the Faroes to the EU
  • Etxepare Euskal Institutua
  • Greenlandic Writers Association
  • Embassy of Sweden
  • Austrian Cultural Forum
  • LUCA School of Arts
  • Permanent Representation of the Republic of Estonia to the European Union