Elias Farkouh

Elias Farkouh (Arabic: إلياس فركوح) (1948 – July 15, 2020) was a Jordanian short story writer and novelist.

He graduated from the Arab University of Beirut where he read philosophy and psychology.

Elias Farkouh published a number of short story collections and novels.

His short stories have been translated into English and appeared in Banipal magazine.

He also translated Western literary works into Arabic, notably a book of short stories by Latin American women writers that was published in 1999.