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Jamil Milad Ad-dwayhi Jamil Milad Ad-dwayhi i(A123101 works by) (a.k.a. جميل ميلاد الدويهي; Jamil Doueihi; Jamil Milad Duwayhi; Jamil Milad Al-Duwayhi; Jamil Milad Al-dwayhi)
Gender: Male
Heritage: Lebanese
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1 الهارب Jamil Milad Ad-dwayhi , 2005 single work short story
— Appears in: من أجل الوردة 2005; (p. 73-79) Eventhough he likes challenges and adventures, he fears death and tries hard to escape it.
1 غضب الجوع Jamil Milad Ad-dwayhi , 2005 single work short story
— Appears in: من أجل الوردة 2005; (p. 68-72) The king sends his messenger to tell his people about the great love he has for them and to invite them to his castle.
1 بوابة السلام Jamil Milad Ad-dwayhi , 2005 single work short story
— Appears in: من أجل الوردة 2005; (p. 61-64) The narrator is addressing people about war and peace.
1 ورقة رابحة Jamil Milad Ad-dwayhi , 2005 single work short story
— Appears in: من أجل الوردة 2005; (p. 54-60) For his 40th birthday, the narrator's neighbour takes him to a club to celebrate.
1 من أجل الوردة Jamil Milad Ad-dwayhi , 2005 single work short story
— Appears in: من أجل الوردة 2005; (p. 49-53)

The police arrests Sa‘id An-najjar after shooting Abbud and injuring him in the shoulder.
1 الفزاعات Jamil Milad Ad-dwayhi , 2005 single work short story
— Appears in: من أجل الوردة 2005; (p. 43-48) Two scarecrows are conversing about their lives and their desire to regain their humanity.
1 في جزيرة بعيدة Jamil Milad Ad-dwayhi , 2005 single work short story
— Appears in: من أجل الوردة 2005; (p. 36-42)

After refusing to participate in the war, the narrator's tribe is angry and decides to banish him.
1 الأعمى Jamil Milad Ad-dwayhi , 2005 single work short story
— Appears in: من أجل الوردة 2005; (p. 28-35) After going through suffering and hardship, one day, an angel comes to him and gives him a box where he can find anything he asks for.
1 الحوت Jamil Milad Ad-dwayhi , 2005 single work short story
— Appears in: من أجل الوردة 2005; (p. 16-27)

As a result of his friendship with Abdallah Al-hout, the strongest man in the city, the narrator is not only forced to learn how to swim but also is saved from prison.
1 أرواح النبلاء Jamil Milad Ad-dwayhi , 2005 single work short story
— Appears in: من أجل الوردة 2005; (p. 5-10) The sixteen years old prince falls in love with a black slave who washes his feet.
1 أهل الظلام Jamil Milad Ad-dwayhi , 2005 single work short story
— Appears in: أهل الظلام: قصص صغيرة 2005; (p. 62-71) It's a stormy night. A messenger brings to the king a threatening letter.
1 الدراجة Jamil Milad Ad-dwayhi , 2005 single work short story
— Appears in: أهل الظلام: قصص صغيرة 2005; (p. 56-61) Living in a deep poverty, a little boy has always wanted to have a bike and play like other kids.
1 شجرة الكرز Jamil Milad Ad-dwayhi , 2005 single work short story
— Appears in: أهل الظلام: قصص صغيرة 2005; (p. 50-55)

Annoyed by the birds picking his cherries, Abou Najib is following one of them and falls in the valley.
1 الغريب والشمعة Jamil Milad Ad-dwayhi , 2005 single work short story
— Appears in: أهل الظلام: قصص صغيرة 2005; (p. 41-49)

The narrator is reflecting on different aspects of Life to the point where he was exhausted and fell asleep.
1 y separately published work icon من أجل الوردة Jamil Milad Ad-dwayhi , Beirut : دار أبعاد للنشر والتوزيع , 2005 6812295 2005 selected work short story
1 يوم سكت العندليب Jamil Milad Ad-dwayhi , 2005 single work short story
— Appears in: أهل الظلام: قصص صغيرة 2005; (p. 29-40)

After refusing to leave his village during the war, Khalil marries the widow, Widad, and gets attached to her son Tarek and is always worried about him.
1 مليحة Jamil Milad Ad-dwayhi , 2005 single work short story
— Appears in: أهل الظلام: قصص صغيرة 2005; (p. 20-28) After eloping with a poor guy, Marzouq, Maliha's father rejects her from the family.
1 نبيل الساعاتي Jamil Milad Ad-dwayhi , 2005 single work short story
— Appears in: أهل الظلام: قصص صغيرة 2005; (p. 11-19)

Everyday, Nabil the fifty five years old man, waits for Lina, the young girl, to come pass in front of his shop.
1 بيت من هواء Jamil Milad Ad-dwayhi , 2005 single work short story
— Appears in: أهل الظلام: قصص صغيرة 2005; (p. 5-10) Not long after his father's death, his mother remarries. The twenty years old boy gets angry and feels rejected.
1 y separately published work icon أهل الظلام: قصص صغيرة Jamil Milad Ad-dwayhi , Beirut : دار أبعاد للنشر والتوزيع , 2005 6811750 2005 selected work short story
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