Jabbour Douaihy
Jabbour Douaihy | |
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| Born | 1949 Zgharta |
| Died | 2021 |
| Alma mater | New Sorbonne University |
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Jabbour Douaihy (Arabic: جبور الدويهي) (1949 – 2021)[1] was a Lebanese writer. He was born in Zgharta in 1949, a member of the city's prominent . He obtained a PhD in comparative literature from the New Sorbonne University and was a professor of French literature at the Lebanese University in Beirut.[2] His novel June Rain was nominated for the 2008 Arabic Booker Prize and has been translated in several languages.[3] An earlier work Autumn Equinox was translated into English by Nay Hannawi and won the Arkansas Arabic Translation Award. His last novel was Chased Away. Douaihy also published short story collections and children's books.
References[]
- ^ "الروائي الدكتور جبور الشيخا الدويهي في ذمة الله". Lebanon24 (in Arabic). Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ "Interview with NOW Lebanon". Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
- ^ Author profile on the IPAF website Archived 28 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
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