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Duna Ghali

Contributor

Duna Ghali

Born in Basra, Iraq, in 1963, Duna Ghali has lived in Denmark since 1992. In addition to When the Scent Awakens, she has published two collections of short stories, a novel, and translations of Hans Christian Andersen's tales into Arabic. She works in the Department of Orientalia and Judaica at the Royal Library, Copenhagen.

Articles by Duna Ghali

Your Body Journeyed Off

By Duna Ghali

Each time I’ve approached it, my personal effects have scattered. The smell of a journey clings to your body. Each time I’ve approached you, I’ve packed my personal effects. Your body…

Translated from Arabic by William Maynard Hutchins

The Psychiatrist

By Duna Ghali

My new position gave me contact with refugees from various communities in Copenhagen. Three municipalities had engaged me to study the cases of ordinary patients or ones whose health conditions were hard…

Translated from Arabic by William Maynard Hutchins

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Duna Ghali

Duna Ghali

Articles by Duna Ghali

Your Body Journeyed Off

The Psychiatrist