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Ghassan Kanafani

Palestinian writer (1936–1972)
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Ghassan Kanafani
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Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[19]
Date of birth
April 9, 1936
Date of death
July 8, 1972
Place of birth
Acre
Place of death
Beirut
Country of citizenship
Palestine, Mandatory Palestine[11][12]
Occupation
politician, novelist, journalist, writer, literary critic, prose writer, teacher[13][14]
Member of political party
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, Arab Nationalist Movement[20][21]
Award received
Lotus Prize for Literature[18]
Notable work
Umm Saʻd, Men in the Sun, Return to Haifa[15][16][17]
Child
Fayez Kanafani[10]
Sibling
ʻAdnān Kanafānī, Marwān Kanafānī[32][33]
Official website
www.ghassankanafani.com[25]
Cause of death
car bombing[22]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Arabic, English[29][30]
Described by source
Interactive Encyclopedia of the Palestine Question, Interactive Encyclopedia of the Palestine Question, Institute for Palestine Studies[27][28]
Family name
Kanafānī[23]
Given name
Ghassān[24]
Manner of death
homicide[26]
Name in native language
غسّان كنفانيّ[31]
🏷️ Also known as
en Ghassan Kanafani ar غسان كنفاني cs Gassán Kanafání cs Gássán Kanafání de Kanafani el Γκασάν Καναφανί fa غسان کنفانی he גסאן כנפאני he ע'סאן כנפאני he ר'סאן כנפאני he غسان كنفاني ja ガッサーン・カナファーニー ja ガッサン・カナファーニー ko 가산 카나파니 ko 가싼 카나파니 ko 갓산 카나파니 ru Гасан Канафани ru Гассан Канафани ru Канафани, Гасан ru Канафани, Гассан
🔖 Identifiers · 62
ISNI
0000000110251741
VIAF cluster ID
39379118
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n50046221
GND ID
118720686
AlloCiné person ID
441972
Arab Encyclopedia concept ID
8388
Artcena.fr ID
personnes/6703ddf874311
Babelio author ID
172370, 100241
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
11909372q
BookBrainz author ID
84f72974-6b8d-4bb0-9446-71d397e1dc3f
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
kanafani-ghassan
CANTIC ID
981058511640306706
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CBDB.cz author ID
48421
CoBiS author ID
95a5yja38danymj1atb5yc1q6rvk0dr
DDB person (GND) ID
118720686
Databazeknih.cz author ID
56102
Diamond Catalog ID for persons and organisations
15318
Encyclopaedia Beliana ID
kanafani-ghassan
Encyclopaedia of Islam (third edition) ID
COM-32971
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)
2125I3, 1qmsJd
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)
228623, 414940
FAST ID
15880
Freebase ID
/m/031960
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Ghassan_Kanafani, Ghassân_Kanafânî
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
2040990
Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID
gassan-kanafani-841b79
HAND ID
9F1A-184D-4ABF-8D20-FBB6
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
69951
IMDb ID
nm0437029
IdRef ID
026944839
J9U entity ID
987007263418605171
JRC Names ID
371041
JudaicaLink person (GND) ID
118720686
Kritisches Lexikon zur fremdsprachigen Gegenwartsliteratur ID
18000000228
Larousse ID
litterature/wd/174369
Les Archives du spectacle person ID
61057
Libris-URI
fcrtn5nz1gw6rbf
NDL Authority ID
00469240
NL CR AUT ID
jn20011211041
NUKAT ID
n97010990
National Library of Greece ID
80456
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000073493
National Library of Korea ID
KAC199614374
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810614266705606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1099149
National Virtual Library of India ID
458701
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
071817484
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3919719
Open Library ID
OL5240081A, OL5123978A
PISAI ID
38908
Parsifal cluster ID
891562
SBN author ID
RAVV076707
SELIBR ID
33059
SHARE Catalogue author ID
480040
SVKKL authority ID
0211705-Kanafani-Ghassan-19361972
TMDB person ID
1161057
Treccani ID
ghassan-kanafani
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058511640306706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1221056
WikiTree person ID
كنفاني-1
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJdrDhDQrXtgrVjCJC3JDq
Yale LUX ID
person/629639dc-b5b9-4ac2-a5a0-444fb441d157

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Occupation 5
writer, politician, journalist, novelist, literary critic
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
English, Arabic
Member of political party 2
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, Arab Nationalist Movement
Place of birth 2
Acre, Acre Subdistrict
Award received 1
Lotus Prize for Literature
Country of citizenship 1
Mandatory Palestine
Films written 1
The Survivor
Founded entities 1
Al-Hadaf
Given name 1
Ghassān
Instance of 1
human
Manner of death 1
homicide
Notable work 1
Men in the Sun
Place of death 1
Beirut
Sex or gender 1
male
Works by author 1
Men in the Sun
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Summary

Ghassan Kanafani was born on April 9, 1936[1], in Acre[2]. He died on July 8, 1972[3], in Beirut[4]. He worked as a politician[5], novelist[6], journalist[7], writer[8], and literary critic[9].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to Ghassan Kanafani include Men in the Sun[34], a literary work[35].

FAQs

Where was Ghassan Kanafani born?

Ghassan Kanafani's place of birth was Acre[2].

Where did Ghassan Kanafani die?

Ghassan Kanafani died in Beirut[4].

What did Ghassan Kanafani do for work?

Ghassan Kanafani worked as a politician[5], novelist[6], journalist[7], writer[8], and literary critic[9].

What awards did Ghassan Kanafani receive?

Honors received include Lotus Prize for Literature[18].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 2d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65768: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  2. 8d ago · Kawa63 · 2026-11-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Added [ku] description: nivîskar û milîtanê filistînî (1936-1972), (Shortdesc helper)"
  3. 28d ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Open Library ID → OL5240081A, OL5123978A
    "Created claim: Open Library ID: OL5123978A, batch #290734"
  4. 9w ago · IvanScrooge98 · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Ghassan Kanafani.jpg, غسان كنفاني.jpg
    "Created claim: Image: غسان كنفاني.jpg"
  5. 10w ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Artcena.fr ID → personnes/6703ddf874311
    AlloCiné person ID → 441972
    "Changed labels, descriptions or aliases: import labels from sitelinks; cleanup"
  6. 12w ago · Nezdek · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Babelio author ID → 172370, 100241
    "Created claim: Babelio author ID: 100241"
  7. 12w ago · IvanScrooge98 · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Signature → توقيع غسان كنفاني.svg
    Described by source → Interactive Encyclopedia of the Palestine Question, Institute for Palestine Studies
    "Created claim: Signature: توقيع غسان كنفاني.svg"
  8. 12w ago · IvanScrooge98 · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → Palestinian writer (1936–1972)
    HAND ID → 9F1A-184D-4ABF-8D20-FBB6
    Image → Ghassan Kanafani.jpg, غسان كنفاني.jpg
    "Created claim: Image: Ghassan Kanafani.jpg"
  9. 15w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-07-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    PISAI ID → 38908
    "Created claim: PISAI ID: 38908, batch #262250"
  10. 17w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026) → 2125I3, 1qmsJd
    Place of birth → Acre
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #41251: ZGBK ID"
  11. 19w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parsifal cluster ID → 891562
    "Created claim: Parsifal cluster ID: 891562, batch #259862"
  12. 21w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → 0211705-Kanafani-Ghassan-19361972
    "Created claim: SVKKL authority ID: 0211705-Kanafani-Ghassan-19361972, batch #259495"
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