Jan Dost
# Jan Dost

Jan Dost (born 1965) is a Syrian Kurdish poet, writer and translator. He has written several novels in Kurdish and Arabic and is one of the prolific Kurdish writers. He was born on 12 March 1965 in Kobanî, Syria. Jan Dost is a recipient of the Galawej Award (a prize in Kurdish literature). Jan Dost has also translated several Kurdish and Persian works into the Arabic language, including Mem and Zin, one of the most famous Kurdish works, written by Ahmad Khani.

## Works

### Novels

* Mijabad (in Kurdish). Diyarbakir 2004
* Sê gav û sê darek (in Kurdish). Avesta, Istanbul 2007
* Mîrname (in Kurdish). Avesta, Istanbul 2008
* Martînê Bextewer (in Kurdish). Avesta, Istanbul 2011
* Asheeq the Translator (عشيق المترجم, in Arabic). Waraq Publishing, Dubai 2013
* Blood on the Minaret (دم على المئذنة, in Arabic). Maqam, Kairo 2013
* The Bells of Rome (نواقيس روما, in Arabic). Dar Al-Saqi, Beirut 2017
* Kobani (in Kurdish) Dara, Diyarbakir 2017
* a safe Korridor (ممر آمن in Arabic). Miskiliani, Tunis 2019
* A Green Bus leaving Aleppo, ( باص أخضر يغادر حلب In Arabic). Al Mutawaset, Milano 2019
* The manuscript of Petersburg. ( مخطوط بطرسبورغ in Arabic) Miskiliani, Tunis 2020
* Cordyceps. (الكوردي سيبس in Arabic). Damascus. 2020

### Translations

* Mem and Zin (from Kurdish into Arabic). Damaskus 1995. Duhok 2016. Kairo 2016

### Poetry

* Dîwana Jan. Avesta, Istanbul 2008
* Kela Dimdimê. Bonn 1991; Istanbul 2008
* A Song for Kurdistan's Eyes (in Kurdish). Syria 1996
* Poems which the War has Forgotten in the Poet's Pocket. (in Arabic). Amman. 2019
