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Karim Kattan

Karim Kattan is a Palestinian writer, born in Jerusalem in 1989. He holds a PhD in comparative literature from Paris Nanterre and writes in English and French. In French, his books include a collection of short stories, Préliminaires pour un verger futur (2017), and a novel, Le Palais des deux collines (2021), both published by the Tunis-based Éditions Elyzad. Le Palais des deux collines was awarded the Prix des Cinq Continents de la Francophonie in 2021 and was shortlisted for many other awards. In English, his work has appeared in The Paris Review, Strange Horizons, The Maine Review, +972 Magazine, Translunar Travelers Lounge, The Funambulist and others. Kattan was one of the co-founders and directors of el-Atlal, an arts and writing residency in the oasis of Jericho (Palestine).

15 May, 2023 • Karim Kattan

How Bethlehem Evolved From Jerusalem’s Sleepy Backwater to a Global Town

Bethlehem native and novelist Karim Kattan reviews the new book by Jacob Norris that tells the 19th century story of the town's evolution.

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15 November, 2022 • Karim Kattan

“Eleazar”—a short story by Karim Kattan

A Palestinian family mysteriously disintegrates while violence permeates the valley in which they reside.

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15 June, 2022 • Karim Kattan

Karim Kattan: “The Gravedigger”

The trilingual Palestinian novelist and short story writer weaves an engaging tale of love, death and redemption.

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