Abdullah Al Nauri
{{Short description|Emirati novelist and police officer (1959–2021)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Abdullah Al Nauri
| birth_date = 1959
| birth_place = Ras Al Khaimah, UAE
| death_date = 18 April 2021
| death_place = Ras Al Khaimah, UAE
| occupation = Novelist, police officer
}}
Abdullah Muhammad Issa Al Nauri Al Ali (Arabic: عبد الله محمد عيسى الناوري العلي) was an Emirati novelist and police officer. He is credited as the first crime fiction author in the United Arab Emirates, with his novel, the Arabic language A Neck in Search of a Necklace, written and published in 1978 when he was 19 years of age.{{Cite web |title=عبدالله الناوري |url=https://altibrah.ae/author/5212 |access-date=2023-11-05 |website=altibrah.ae |language=ar}}
Novelist
Abdullah Al Nauri was born and raised in the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah. He joined the police force in 1975, and his experience in the police added to a childhood interest in crime literature.{{Cite news |last=Al Shammari |first=Etaf |date=9 September 2009 |title=Reissue of "A Neck in Search of a Necklace," the first detective novel in the Emirates |work=Al Riyadh Newspaper |url=https://www.alriyadh.com/458079 |access-date=5 November 2023}} Although the author of only one full-length novel, he was a widely published writer of short stories and poetry.{{Cite web |last=منيرة |first=نفحات |date=2021-04-19 |title=رحيل الكاتب عبدالله الناوري أول كاتب للرواية البوليسية في الإمارات ال |url=https://pen-sy.com/53183/ |access-date=2023-11-05 |website=نفحات القلم |language=ar}}
A Neck in Search of a Necklace was originally privately published by Al Nauri, but a second edition was subsequently published in 2013 by the UAE's Ministry of Culture, Youth and Community Development in cooperation with the Emirates Writers and Writers Union. The book has been the subject of critical acclaim and academic evaluation since its original publication, both as a pioneering effort but also for its use of language and its narrative form. It has been credited with inspiring the emergence of over 20 Emirati crime novelists.{{Cite web |last=للأخبار |first=مركز الاتحاد |date=2011-03-16 |title=عبد الله الناوري.. أديب مستتر تقديره هو! |url=https://www.aletihad.ae/article/25369/2011/%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D8%A3%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A8-%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%AA%D8%B1-%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%87-%D9%87%D9%88! |access-date=2023-11-05 |website=مركز الاتحاد للأخبار |language=ar-AR}} As well as the first Emirati crime novel, the book also stands as the first full-length work of fiction published in the emirate of Ras Al Khaimah.{{Cite web |title=عبدالله محمد الناوري |url=https://www.alkhaleej.ae/2021-04-27/%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87-%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A/%D9%83%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AA/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%A3%D9%8A-%D8%B2%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A7 |access-date=2023-11-05 |website=صحيفة الخليج |language=ar}}
Al Nauri passed away on April 18, 2021 at the age of 62 due to a chronic heart condition.{{Cite web|last=الاتحاد|first=صحيفة|date=2021-04-18|title=رحيل عبدالله الناوري.. رائد الأدب البوليسي المحلي|url=https://www.alittihad.ae/news/ثقافة/4181739/رحيل-عبدالله-الناوري---رائد-الأدب-البوليسي-المحلي|access-date=2021-11-02|website=صحيفة الاتحاد|language=ar-AR}}
Works
- "A Neck in Search of a Necklace", 1978 and reprinted in 20013 ({{ISBN|9789948040439}}){{Cite web|title=كتاب عنق يبحث عن عقد|url=https://altibrah.ae/book/8487|access-date=2021-11-02|website=التبراة : عالم الكتب|language=ar}}
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Category:Crime fiction writers