كمين الجاذبية

Fahad Al-Ateeq / Saudi writer and novelist / writes for Al-Hayat newspaper; He lives in the capital, Riyadh. He wrote most of his stories and novels about the old and new Riyadh neighborhoods and the transformations that this ancient city has experienced during the past fifty years. He has published several books on the story and the novel, the most important of which are: A Small Submission and A Deferred Object. The Saudi and Arab newspapers published many reviews and critical studies on his books in the story and the novel. His novel A Deferred Object was translated by the American University in Cairo, and it was published under the title: Life on Hold in 2012. His novel, The Pre-Islamic King Retires, was longlisted in the Sheikh Zayed Book Award in 2015. Author’s publications: 1) Spaces for Rain / First Story Collection, Culture Society in Riyadh in 1985 AD 2) Brief Presentation / Second Story Collection, Special Edition in Riyadh in 1990 AD 3) Submission Small / the third story collection, about the anthology of chapters in Cairo / the Egyptian General Book Authority, 1992 AD 4) Small and soft nails / fourth story group, about the literary club in Jeddah in 1997 AD, and the anthology of chapters in Cairo in 2000 AD 5) Deferred object / novel, 2004 AD The Arab Institute for Studies and Publishing/ Beirut. 6) She said this / the fifth story collection, which also includes selections from previous books and critical moments, about the Arab Foundation for Studies and Publishing / Beirut 2007 AD. 7) The Gravity Ambush / The Sixth Story Collection, very short stories and texts, about the Arab Institute for Studies and Publishing / Beirut 2007 AD 8) Life on Hold / English translation of the novel A Deferred Being. American University Publications 2012 9) The Novel of the Pre-Islamic King Retiring.. The Arab Foundation for Studies and Publishing / Beirut 2014 AD.. The novel was longlisted in the Sheikh Zayed Book Award in 2015. 10) A stray night is like a lost country / Seventh short story collection. short stories. Rawafed Publishing House, Cairo 2018.