Immanuel Mifsud
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Immanuel Mifsud (born September 12, 1967, Paola) is a Maltese writer of poetry and prose. He was for a time involved in research theatre. He has written novels, short story and poetry collections, and also books for children.
In 2011, he became the first Maltese writer to win the European Union Prize for Literature.
In 2014, he was appointed Member of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Malta.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Mifsud became the first Maltese writer to be hosted at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., where on February 16, 2017, he gave a reading and was interviewed during a special event. In the same year he was commissioned to write a poem for Commonwealth Day; Mifsud read "The Book" during Commonwealth Day Celebration at Westminster Abbey on March 13.
Mifsud studied at the University of Malta where he was given a doctorate in literature in 2012. He teaches literature and literary theory at the same university.
Prose
1991: Stejjer ta' Nies Koroh (Stories of Ugly People)
1993: Il-Ktieb tas-Sibt Filgħaxija (Stories for Saturday Night)
1999: Il-Ktieb tal-Maħbubin Midruba (The Book of Maimed Lovers)
2002: L-Istejjer Strambi ta' Sara Sue Sammut (Sara Sue Sammut's Strange Stories)
2005: Kimika (Chemistry)
2006: Happy Weekend (in English)
2008: Stejjer li ma kellhomx jinkitbu (Forbidden Tales)
2010: Fl-Isem tal-Missier (u tal-Iben) (In the Name of the Father (and of the Son))
2014: Jutta Heim
2016: Fid-Dlam tal-Lejl Ħarisna (In the Dark Night We Looked) <ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2019: L-Aqwa Żmien
Poetry
1998: Fid-Dar ta' Clara (At Clara's)
2001: Il-Ktieb tar-Riħ u l-Fjuri (The Book of the Wind and Flowers)
2004: Polska-Slovensko (bilingual, Maltese-English)
2005: km (bilingual, Maltese-English)
2005: Confidential Reports (in English)
2007: Poland Pictures (in English)
2013: Penelopi Tistenna (Penelope Waits)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2016: Ħuta (Fish)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2016: The Play of Waves (in English)
2019: Sagħtejn u Nofs 'il Bogħod mill-Ġenna (Two and a Half Hours Away from Heaven)
2023: Għażiż Ġismi (My Dear Body)
Theatre
- 2013: translated Molière's Don Juan for the first edition of the Valletta International Baroque Festival.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 2014: translated and adapted for stage Nicholas Monsarrat's The Kappillan of Malta. Produced by Stagun Teatrali Malti for the Malta International Arts Festival (2014).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 2015: wrote Faith, Hope u Charity for Stagun Teatrali Malti, presented at the Malta International Arts Festival (2015).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 2016: translated Anders Lustgarten's Lampedusa for Unifaun Theatre.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 2016: wrote this year's edition of Il-Qarcilla.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 2023: wrote Dik is-Siġra f'Nofs ta' Triq (A Tree in the Middle of a Road), a play in verse, for Theatre Anon. and co-produced with Teatru Malta<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Children's literature
2004: Stejjer li Kibru fl-Art (Stories Growing on the Ground)
2009: Orqod, qalbi, Orqod (Sleep, my child, Sleep)
2021: Paramm Paramm <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Literary awards
- 2021: National Literary Award, co-winner, Jien-Noti-Jien (with Toni Sant)
- 2016: National Literary Award, winner, Ħuta
- 2015: National Literary Award, winner, Jutta Heim<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 2014: National Literary Award, winner, Penelopi Tistenna
- 2011: European Union Prize for Literature, winner Malta, Fl-Isem tal-Missier (tal-iben)
- 2008: Premio Strega Europa, shortlist, L-Istejjer Strambi ta' Sara Sue Sammut
- 2005: National Literary Award, second place, Kimika
- 2002: National Literary Award, winner, L-Istejjer Strambi ta' Sara Sue Sammut
- 2001: National Literary Award, second place, Il-Ktieb tar-Riħ u l-Fjuri