Rasha Abbas

Rasha Abbas is a Syrian writer and journalist, best known for The Invention of German Grammar, a collection of short stories in Arabic about her experience as a refugee in Germany. She was a winner of the young writers' award at the 2008 Arab Capital of Culture.

Connection to Damascus

Studied journalism in Damascus; worked as a journalist in the city before the war; her writing reflects the Damascene literary tradition.

Known for

The Inventor of Games; experimental short fiction about Syrian experience.