Learn Hardcore Hebrew: הסופר הזה כותב לאט, אבל כל ספר שלו מעניין מאוד. - This author writes slowly, but every book of his is very interesting.

Breakdown of הסופר הזה כותב לאט, אבל כל ספר שלו מעניין מאוד.

Why is הזה placed after הסופר instead of before it?

In Hebrew, demonstratives like הזה (this) usually come after the noun:

This is the normal Hebrew pattern. Unlike English, you do not usually say this writer with the demonstrative first.

Also, when the noun is definite, the demonstrative is definite too, so both words take ה־:

Why do both words have ה־ in הסופר הזה?

Because Hebrew marks definiteness on both the noun and the demonstrative in this structure.

So:

This is standard Hebrew grammar. If you want to say this X, you normally use:

Examples:

What form is כותב here?