Leilah Mahi
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Leïlah Mahi | |
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Born | September 1890 Beyrouth, Lebanon |
Died | 12 August 1932 Paris, France |
Resting place | Père Lachaise Cemetery |
Occupation | Writer |
Language | French |
Notable works | En 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.
Personal life[]
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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- 1894 births
- 1932 deaths
- 20th-century French novelists
- 20th-century French women writers