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) 

 

 

 

 

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