Nafez Samman is a Syrian author and translator residing in Norway and a member of the Norwegian Non-Fiction Writers and Translators Association (NFFO). He holds a law degree from Aleppo University and is currently studying Arabic and Middle Eastern History at the University of Bergen.
From 2004 to 2015, he headed a taxation department at the Syrian Ministry of Finance. He served on Stryn Municipality’s Inclusion Committee (2019–2022) and contributed to the local newspaper *Fjordingen*.
Samman has published six Arabic books, two collaborative works and one book in Norwegian. He maintains strong connections with Norway’s literary community and has experience with its diverse dialects. Passionate about historical books, he also works with literary fiction and poetry. He has completed courses in child mental health at Harvard University and refugee mental health at the University of Jordan.
Translated by Nafez Samman
Tore Renberg,
تورا رينبرغ
:
Tollak til Ingeborg
,
الرجل الذي ابتلع حريقاً,
2026,
بوملحة للنشر والتوزيع
Kai Martin Brekke,
كاي مارتين بريكة
:
Nattergal
,
العندليب: قاتل فلوم المختل,
2026,
بوملحة للنشر والتوزيع
Sara Lossius,
سارة لوسيوس
:
God morgen
,
صباح الخير,
2025,
لغة
Øystein Morten,
أويستين مورتون
:
Jakten på Sigurd Jorsalfare
,
البحث وراء سيجورد الأول: قائد الحملة الصليبية النرويجية إلى القدس,
2025,
لغة
Ragnhild Bang Nes,
راغينهيلد بانغ ناس
:
Lykkekuren
,
العلاج بالسعادة,
2024,
لغة