Leilah Mahi

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Leïlah Mahi
BornSeptember 1890
Beyrouth, Lebanon
Died12 August 1932
Paris, France
Resting placePère Lachaise Cemetery
OccupationWriter
LanguageFrench
Notable worksEn Marge du Bonheur (1929), La Prêtresse sans Dieu (1931)

Leïlah Mahi (born September 1890 in Beyrouth, Lebanon, died 12 August 1932 in Paris) was a French writer.

Her first work, En Marge du Bonheur (On the Margins of Happiness), was published in 1929. Her second book, La Prêtresse sans Dieu (The Priestess without God) appeared in 1931, the year before her death. Both titles were published by Louis Querelle (26 Rue Cambon, Paris) as numbered, limited edition print runs.

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Leïlah's death certificate records her as unmarried and gives her domicile as 13 rue Shakespeare, Nice (Alpes-Maritimes) but she died in Paris at 59 Rue Geoffroy Saint Hillaire. Her memorial can be found in Père Lachaise Cemetery.

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