Alameddine Rabih

About Rabih Alameddine

Birth

1959

First book

2001

Years writing

25

Rabih Alameddine is a Lebanese painter and writer. His 2021 novel The Wrong End of the Telescope won the 2022 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction. He also won the 2025 National Book Award for Fiction for his novel The True True Story of Raja the Gullible.

Rabih Alameddine is a multifaceted artist who combines his writing career with a passion for painting.

Born in Amman, this author holds dual Lebanese and American citizenship.

His academic background is diverse, as he holds a degree in engineering in addition to his work as a professor.

His literary work masterfully explores identity, history, and the lives of Lebanese people in the diaspora.

The author currently divides his time between the cities of San Francisco and Beirut.