Diana Abu-Jaber

Diana Abu-Jaber (Arabic: ديانا أبو جابر) is an American author and a professor at Portland State University.^[1]

Diana Abu-Jaber
Native name	ديانا أبو جابر
Born	Syracuse, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Novelist, professor at Portland State University
Nationality	American
Education	State University of New York at Oswego (BA) University of Windsor (MA) Binghamton University (PhD)
Website
www.dianaabujaber.com

Early life and education

Abu-Jaber was born in Syracuse, New York. Her father was Jordanian^[2] with a Palestinian Jerusalemite mother; Diana's mother was American, descended from Irish and German roots.^[1] At the age of seven, she moved with her family for two years to Jordan. She received a BA in English and Creative Writing from the State University of New York at Oswego, an MA in English and Creative Writing from the University of Windsor, and a PhD in English and Creative Writing from Binghamton University.^[3] She divides her time between Miami and Portland.^[1]

Career

Abu-Jaber writes about Arab and Arab-American culture and identity, often using the culture of food and food production.^[2]

Her academic appointments include: Visiting Assistant Professor, English, Iowa State University (1990);^{[citation needed]} Assistant Professor, English, University of Oregon (1990–1995);^{[citation needed]} and Writer-in-Residence/Professor, English Department, Portland State University (1996–present).

Bibliography

Fiction

• Arabian Jazz (1993) - Oregon Book Award (1994)
• Crescent (2003) - PEN Center USA Award for Literary Fiction (1994), Twenty Noteworthy Novels of 2003 by The Christian Science Monitor
• Origin (2007)
• Birds Of Paradise (2011)
• Fencing with the King (2022)

Nonfiction/memoir

• The Language of Baklava (2005)
• Life Without a Recipe (2016)

Young Adult fiction

• Silverworld (2020)

Essays

• The Other Woman: Twenty-one Wives, Lovers, and Others Talk Openly About Sex, Deception, Love, and Betrayal includes "The Lost City of Love"