Editing Immanuel Mifsud

{{Infobox writer
|image=File:Immanuel Mifsud.jpg
|caption=Immanuel Mifsud
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1967|09|12}}
|birth_place=[[Paola, Malta]]
|awards=2011 [[European Union Prize for Literature]]
|education=[[University of Malta]] ([[PhD]], 2012)
}}

'''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]].

[[File:MemberOrderofMerit2014.jpg|right|thumb|HE Marie Louise Coleiro Preca, President of the Republic of Malta, appointing Immanuel Mifsud Member of the Order of Merit, 13 December 2014]]

In 2014, he was appointed Member of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Malta.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Immanuel Mifsud Appointed to the National Order of Merit|url = http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/47410/republic_day_honours__the_full_list}}</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)<br />
1993: ''Il-Ktieb tas-Sibt Filgħaxija'' (Stories for Saturday Night)<br />
1999: ''Il-Ktieb tal-Maħbubin Midruba'' (The Book of Maimed Lovers)<br />
2002: ''L-Istejjer Strambi ta' Sara Sue Sammut'' (Sara Sue Sammut's Strange Stories)<br />
2005: ''Kimika'' (Chemistry)<br />
2006: ''Happy Weekend'' (in English)<br />
2008: ''Stejjer li ma kellhomx jinkitbu'' (Forbidden Tales)<br />
2010: ''Fl-Isem tal-Missier (u tal-Iben)'' (In the Name of the Father (and of the Son))<br />
2014: ''Jutta Heim''<br />
2016: ''Fid-Dlam tal-Lejl Ħarisna'' (In the Dark Night We Looked) <ref>{{Cite web|title = Another brick in the wall|url = http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/arts/books/45485/another_brick_in_the_wall}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Ruled by a woman's rejection|url = http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20141102/books/Ruled-by-a-woman-s-rejection.542488}}</ref><br />
2019: ''L-Aqwa Żmien''

== Poetry ==
1998: ''Fid-Dar ta' Clara'' (At Clara's)<br />
2001: ''Il-Ktieb tar-Riħ u l-Fjuri'' (The Book of the Wind and Flowers)<br />
2004: ''Polska-Slovensko'' (bilingual, Maltese-English)<br />
2005: ''km'' (bilingual, Maltese-English)<br />
2005: ''Confidential Reports'' (in English)<br />
2007: ''Poland Pictures'' (in English)<br />
2013: ''Penelopi Tistenna'' (Penelope Waits)<ref>{{Cite web|title = Immanuel Mifsud's long wait|url = http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20130428/books/Immanuel-Mifsud-s-long-wait.467807|website=[[Times of Malta]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Penelope Waits, by Immanuel Mifsud|url = https://mondepasrond.wordpress.com/2013/04/26/penelope-waits-by-immanuel-mifsud/}website=mondepasrond.wordpress.com}}</ref><br />
2016: ''Ħuta'' (Fish)<ref>{{Cite web|title = Immanuel Mifsud: Fish out of the water|url = http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/arts/books/66636/fish_out_of_water__immanuel_mifsud|website=[[Malta Today]]}}</ref><br />
2016: ''The Play of Waves'' (in English)<br />
2019: ''Sagħtejn u Nofs 'il Bogħod mill-Ġenna'' (Two and a Half Hours Away from Heaven)<br />
2023: ''Għażiż Ġismi'' (My Dear Body)

== Theatre ==
* 2013: translated [[Molière]]'s ''Don Juan'' for the first edition of the [[Valletta International Baroque Festival]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = Don Juan|url = http://www.teatrumanoel.com.mt/?m=shows&id=200|access-date = 2016-06-26|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160917140018/http://www.teatrumanoel.com.mt/?m=shows&id=200|archive-date = 2016-09-17|url-status = dead}}</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>{{Cite web|title = Kappillan of Malta|url = http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20140601/arts-entertainment/Not-lost-in-translation.521615}}</ref>
* 2015: wrote '' [[Hal Far Fighter Flight|Faith, Hope u Charity]] '' for Stagun Teatrali Malti, presented at the Malta International Arts Festival (2015).<ref>{{Cite web|title = Faith, Hope, Charity|url = http://xaru-xaru.blogspot.com.mt/2015/07/faith-hope-u-charity.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Faith, Hope, Charity|url = http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/printversion/55296/}}</ref>
* 2016: translated [[Anders Lustgarten]]'s ''Lampedusa'' for Unifaun Theatre.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Lampedusa|url = http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20160228/arts-entertainment/we-could-be-heroes.603993}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Lampedusa|url = http://www.tvm.com.mt/en/news/lampedusa-the-story-of-two-people-who-find-hope-in-an-unexpected-place|website=tvm.com.mt}}</ref>
* 2016: wrote this year's edition of ''Il-Qarcilla''.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Il-Qarcilla|url = http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20160124/arts-entertainment/The-return-of-the-Qar-illa.599963|website=[[Times of Malta]]}}</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>{{Cite web|title = Dik is-Siġra f’Nofs ta’ Triq: Magical|url = https://www.ramonadepares.com/dik-is-sigra-fnofs-ta-triq/|website=ramonadepares.com}}</ref>

== Children's literature ==
2004: ''Stejjer li Kibru fl-Art'' (Stories Growing on the Ground)<br />
2009: ''Orqod, qalbi, Orqod'' (Sleep, my child, Sleep)<br />
2021: ''Paramm Paramm'' <ref>{{Cite web|title = Paramm Paramm|url = https://udjenza.com/shows/paramm-paramm//|website=udjenza.com}}</ref><br />

== 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>{{Cite web|title = Immanuel Mifsud wins National Book Prize for best novel|url = http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/arts/books/60206/immanuel_mifsud_wins_national_book_prize_for_best_novel|website=[[Malta Today]]}}</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''

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.immanuelmifsud.com Immanuel Mifsud's homepage]
*[http://www.kitba.org/category/kittieba/isem/mifsud-immanuel/]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqqiU_uLl5o Immanuel Mifsud at the Library of Congress, February 2017]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6ZKYDK4LxA Immanuel Mifsud reading his poem "The Book" at Westminster Abbey, March 2017]
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