SettingsLebanese writers
Ahmad Faris Shidyaq
Ahmad Faris Shidyaq (known also as Fares Chidiac, Faris Al Chidiac, أحمد فارس الشدياق ) was an Ottoman scholar, writer and journalist.
Ahmad Faris Shidyaq (known also as Fares Chidiac, Faris Al Chidiac, أحمد فارس الشدياق ) was an Ottoman scholar, writer and journalist.
Ahmad ibn Arabshah
Abu Muhammad Shihab al-Din Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Abd Allah ibn Ibrahim or known as Muhammad ibn Arabshah,, was a writer and traveller who lived under the reign of Timur.
Abu Muhammad Shihab al-Din Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Abd Allah ibn Ibrahim or known as Muhammad ibn Arabshah,, was a writer and traveller who lived under the reign of Timur.
Amal Saad-Ghorayeb
Amal Abdo Saad-Ghorayeb is a Lebanese writer and political analyst known for her writings on the Israeli-Lebanese conflict and Hezbollah.
Amal Abdo Saad-Ghorayeb is a Lebanese writer and political analyst known for her writings on the Israeli-Lebanese conflict and Hezbollah.
Ameen Rihani
Ameen Rihani, also spelled Amin al-Rihani, was a Lebanese Arab-American writer, intellectual and political activist.
Ameen Rihani, also spelled Amin al-Rihani, was a Lebanese Arab-American writer, intellectual and political activist.
Andrée Chedid
Andrée Chedid (أندريه شديد) (20 March 1920 – 6 February 2011) was a French poet and novelist of Lebanese descent.
Andrée Chedid (أندريه شديد) (20 March 1920 – 6 February 2011) was a French poet and novelist of Lebanese descent.
Assia Dagher
Assia Dagher (آسيا داغر) was a Lebanese actress and film producer.
Assia Dagher (آسيا داغر) was a Lebanese actress and film producer.
Butrus al-Boustani
Butrus al-Boustani was a notable Lebanese Arabic writer and scholar from present day Lebanon al-Nahda.
Butrus al-Boustani was a notable Lebanese Arabic writer and scholar from present day Lebanon al-Nahda.
Dania El-Kadi
Dania El-Kadi (Dania El Aïd) (born in Georgia (U.S. state)) is a Lebanese writer.
Dania El-Kadi (Dania El Aïd) (born in Georgia (U.S. state)) is a Lebanese writer.
Elia Abu Madi
Elia Abu Madi (also known as Elia D. Madey; إيليا أبو ماضي —) (1889 or 1890 – 23 November 1957) was a Lebanese-American poet.
Elia Abu Madi (also known as Elia D. Madey; إيليا أبو ماضي —) (1889 or 1890 – 23 November 1957) was a Lebanese-American poet.
Elias Abu Shabaki
Elias Abu Shabaki (also spelled Ilyas Abu Shabaka; الياس أبو شبكة, May 3, 1903 – January 27, 1947) was a Lebanese writer, poet, editor, translator and literary critic, he was one of the foun...
Elias Abu Shabaki (also spelled Ilyas Abu Shabaka; الياس أبو شبكة, May 3, 1903 – January 27, 1947) was a Lebanese writer, poet, editor, translator and literary critic, he was one of the foun...
Elias Khoury
Elias Khoury (إلياس خوري) (born 12 July 1948, Beirut) is a Lebanese novelist, playwright, critic and a prominent public intellectual.
Elias Khoury (إلياس خوري) (born 12 July 1948, Beirut) is a Lebanese novelist, playwright, critic and a prominent public intellectual.
Emily Nasrallah
Emily Nasrallah (اميلي نصرالله, Imilī Naṣr Allāh), née Emily Abi Rashed on July 6, 1931 in Kfeir, Lebanon; is a Lebanese writer and women's rights activist.
Emily Nasrallah (اميلي نصرالله, Imilī Naṣr Allāh), née Emily Abi Rashed on July 6, 1931 in Kfeir, Lebanon; is a Lebanese writer and women's rights activist.
Estephan El Douaihy
Patriarch Estephan II Boutros El Douaihy was born in Ehden, Lebanon on August 2, 1630.
Patriarch Estephan II Boutros El Douaihy was born in Ehden, Lebanon on August 2, 1630.
Etel Adnan
Etel Adnan (b. 24 February 1925 in Beirut) is a Lebanese-American poet, essayist, and visual artist.
Etel Adnan (b. 24 February 1925 in Beirut) is a Lebanese-American poet, essayist, and visual artist.
Faouzi Al-Kach
Faouzi Al-Kach was born in Lebanon in 1933.
Faouzi Al-Kach was born in Lebanon in 1933.
Ghassan Tueni
Ghassan Tueni is a former Lebanese Ambassador to the United Nations and publisher of An-Nahar, the leading Lebanese newspaper.
Ghassan Tueni is a former Lebanese Ambassador to the United Nations and publisher of An-Nahar, the leading Lebanese newspaper.
Habib Sadek
Habib Sadek is a former member of the Lebanese parliament, as well as a poet and writer.
Habib Sadek is a former member of the Lebanese parliament, as well as a poet and writer.
Hanan al-Shaykh
Hanan al-Shaykh is a Lebanese author of contemporary Arab women's literature.
Hanan al-Shaykh is a Lebanese author of contemporary Arab women's literature.
Hanna Al-Fakhoury
Hanna Al-Fakhoury is a Lebanese Christian father, philosopher and an Arabic linguistic born in Zahlé, the place where his family moved from the village Majdaloun which is close to Ba'labakk.
Hanna Al-Fakhoury is a Lebanese Christian father, philosopher and an Arabic linguistic born in Zahlé, the place where his family moved from the village Majdaloun which is close to Ba'labakk.
Ibrahim Al-Yazigi
Ibrahim Al-Yazigi (Arabic ابراهيم اليازجي, DMG Ibrahim al-Yāziǧī; * 1847; † 1906) was a Lebanese philologist, poet and journalist.
Ibrahim Al-Yazigi (Arabic ابراهيم اليازجي, DMG Ibrahim al-Yāziǧī; * 1847; † 1906) was a Lebanese philologist, poet and journalist.
Ibrahim al-Yaziji
Ibrahim al-Yaziji was a Lebanese philologist, poet and journalist.
Ibrahim al-Yaziji was a Lebanese philologist, poet and journalist.
Iman Humaydan Younes
Iman Humaydan Younes is a Lebanese writer.
Iman Humaydan Younes is a Lebanese writer.
Issa Makhlouf
Issa Makhlouf is a Lebanese journalist, poet, translator and writer in Arabic and French language.
Issa Makhlouf is a Lebanese journalist, poet, translator and writer in Arabic and French language.
Jalal Toufic
Jalal Toufic is a Lebanese artist, filmmaker and author of various publications, most notably for Undying Love, or Love Dies.
Jalal Toufic is a Lebanese artist, filmmaker and author of various publications, most notably for Undying Love, or Love Dies.
Jean Daoud
Jean G. Daoud is a poet, a playwright, Professor and researcher in acting and stage production.
Jean G. Daoud is a poet, a playwright, Professor and researcher in acting and stage production.
Joseph Raya
Joseph Raya (August 15, 1916 – June 10, 2005), born in Zahlé, Lebanon, was a prominent Melkite Greek Catholic archbishop, theologian, civil rights advocate and author.
Joseph Raya (August 15, 1916 – June 10, 2005), born in Zahlé, Lebanon, was a prominent Melkite Greek Catholic archbishop, theologian, civil rights advocate and author.
Kamal Salibi
Kamal Suleiman Salibi ( كمال سليمان الصليبي ) (2 May 1929 – 1 September 2011) was a prominent Lebanese historian, professor of history at the American University of Beirut (AUB) and the foundin...
Kamal Suleiman Salibi ( كمال سليمان الصليبي ) (2 May 1929 – 1 September 2011) was a prominent Lebanese historian, professor of history at the American University of Beirut (AUB) and the foundin...
Khalil Gibran
Khalil Gibran also known as Kahlil Gibran, was a Lebanese-American artist, poet, and writer.
Khalil Gibran also known as Kahlil Gibran, was a Lebanese-American artist, poet, and writer.
Lana Abdel Rahman
Lana Abdel Rahman is a Lebanese writer.
Lana Abdel Rahman is a Lebanese writer.
Louis Cheikhô
Louis Cheikhô, or Sheikho, لويس شيخو, born Rizqallâh Cheikhô (1859–1927) was an ethnic Assyrian, Jesuit chaldean priest, Orientalist and Theologian.
Louis Cheikhô, or Sheikho, لويس شيخو, born Rizqallâh Cheikhô (1859–1927) was an ethnic Assyrian, Jesuit chaldean priest, Orientalist and Theologian.
Mai Ghoussoub
Mai Ghoussoub (مي غصوب) (2 November 1952 Beirut – 17 February 2007 London) was a Lebanese writer, artist, publisher and human rights activist.
Mai Ghoussoub (مي غصوب) (2 November 1952 Beirut – 17 February 2007 London) was a Lebanese writer, artist, publisher and human rights activist.
Mansour Eid
Mansour Eid is a Lebanese writer born in 1944 and living in Beirut.
Mansour Eid is a Lebanese writer born in 1944 and living in Beirut.
Maroun Abboud
Maroun Abboud was a Lebanese poet and writer born on February 9, 1886.
Maroun Abboud was a Lebanese poet and writer born on February 9, 1886.
Maudie Bitar
Maudie Bitar is a Lebanese journalist and critic.
Maudie Bitar is a Lebanese journalist and critic.
May Murr
May Murr or Mayy Murr ( مي المر) (1929-2008) was a Lebanese historian, writer, poet, and political activist.
May Murr or Mayy Murr ( مي المر) (1929-2008) was a Lebanese historian, writer, poet, and political activist.
Michael Karam
Michael Ramzi Karam is an English-born author and journalist.
Michael Ramzi Karam is an English-born author and journalist.
Michel Chiha
Michel Chiha (1891 – 1954) is a Lebanese thinker.
Michel Chiha (1891 – 1954) is a Lebanese thinker.
Mikha'il Na'ima
Mikha'il Na'ima (also spelled Mikhail Naimy; Arabic: ميخائيل نعيمة) (b.1889 in Mount Sannine in modern day Lebanon, d. 1988) was a Lebanese author and poet of the New York Pen League.
Mikha'il Na'ima (also spelled Mikhail Naimy; Arabic: ميخائيل نعيمة) (b.1889 in Mount Sannine in modern day Lebanon, d. 1988) was a Lebanese author and poet of the New York Pen League.
Muhammad Jaber al-Safa
Muhammad Jaber Āl Safa was a prominent historian and writer from the Lebanese region of Jabal Amel.
Muhammad Jaber Āl Safa was a prominent historian and writer from the Lebanese region of Jabal Amel.
Nadia Tueni
Nadia Tueni was a Lebanese, Francophone poet and author of numerous volumes of poetry.
Nadia Tueni was a Lebanese, Francophone poet and author of numerous volumes of poetry.
Nahla Chahal
Nahla Chahal is a writer, journalist, researcher and activist, born to an Iraqi mother and Lebanese father, who were both communist militants.
Nahla Chahal is a writer, journalist, researcher and activist, born to an Iraqi mother and Lebanese father, who were both communist militants.
Nasif Al-Yaziji
Nasif al-Yaziji (March 25th, 1800 - February 8th, 1871) was a Lebanese author and father of Ibrahim Al-Yaziji.
Nasif al-Yaziji (March 25th, 1800 - February 8th, 1871) was a Lebanese author and father of Ibrahim Al-Yaziji.
Nasif al-Yaziji
Nasif al-Yaziji was a Lebanese author and father of Ibrahim al-Yaziji.
Nasif al-Yaziji was a Lebanese author and father of Ibrahim al-Yaziji.
Rabee Jaber
Rabee Jaber is a Lebanese author, novelist and journalist, born in 1972 in Beirut, Lebanon.
Rabee Jaber is a Lebanese author, novelist and journalist, born in 1972 in Beirut, Lebanon.
Rabih Alameddine
Rabih Alameddine ( ربيع علم الدين) (born 1959) is a Lebanese-American painter and writer.
Rabih Alameddine ( ربيع علم الدين) (born 1959) is a Lebanese-American painter and writer.
Rahbani brothers
The Rahbani Brothers (Arabic: الأخوان رحباني), Assi Rahbani (Arabic: عاصي الرحباني; May 4, 1923 - June 21, 1986), Mansour Rahbani (Arabic: منصور الرحباني; born 1925 - January 1...
The Rahbani Brothers (Arabic: الأخوان رحباني), Assi Rahbani (Arabic: عاصي الرحباني; May 4, 1923 - June 21, 1986), Mansour Rahbani (Arabic: منصور الرحباني; born 1925 - January 1...
Rashid Al-Daif
Rashid Al-Daif (Arabic: رشيد الضعيف) (or Rasheed Al-Daif, Rachid El-Daïf, Rachid El-Daif) is a Lebanese author, writing in Arabic.
Rashid Al-Daif (Arabic: رشيد الضعيف) (or Rasheed Al-Daif, Rachid El-Daïf, Rachid El-Daif) is a Lebanese author, writing in Arabic.
Raymond Khoury
Raymond Khoury (b. 1960 in Beirut, Lebanon) is a screenwriter and novelist, best known as the author of the 2006 New York Times Bestseller The Last Templar.
Raymond Khoury (b. 1960 in Beirut, Lebanon) is a screenwriter and novelist, best known as the author of the 2006 New York Times Bestseller The Last Templar.
Roger Achkar
Roger Achkar (born February 25, 1974) is a celebrated Lebanese award-winning author, engineer, business thinker, painter and musician.
Roger Achkar (born February 25, 1974) is a celebrated Lebanese award-winning author, engineer, business thinker, painter and musician.
Salah Stétié
Salah Stétié is a Lebanese writer and poet who writes in the French language.
Salah Stétié is a Lebanese writer and poet who writes in the French language.
Sami Ibrahim Haddad
Sami Ibrahim Haddad, Arabic: سامي ابراهيم حداد (July 3, 1890 – February 5, 1957) was a doctor, surgeon and writer.
Sami Ibrahim Haddad, Arabic: سامي ابراهيم حداد (July 3, 1890 – February 5, 1957) was a doctor, surgeon and writer.
Simon Awad
Simon VII Awad (or Sim'an Awwad, Auwad, Aouad, سمعان السابع عوّاد, Simeon Evodius), 1683–1756, was the Maronite Patriarch of Antioch from 1743 to his death in 1756.
Simon VII Awad (or Sim'an Awwad, Auwad, Aouad, سمعان السابع عوّاد, Simeon Evodius), 1683–1756, was the Maronite Patriarch of Antioch from 1743 to his death in 1756.
Suhayl Idris
Suhayl Idris is a Lebanese novelist, short-story writer, journalist and translator.
Suhayl Idris is a Lebanese novelist, short-story writer, journalist and translator.
Walid Sadek
Walid Sadek (born in Beirut, Lebanon, 1966) is a Lebanese conceptual artist and writer.
Walid Sadek (born in Beirut, Lebanon, 1966) is a Lebanese conceptual artist and writer.
Youssef Howayek
Youssef Saadallah Howayek (يوسف حويك; also Yusuf Huwayyik, Hoyek, Hoayek, Hawayek) (1883-1962) a painter and sculptor from Helta, in modern day Lebanon.
Youssef Saadallah Howayek (يوسف حويك; also Yusuf Huwayyik, Hoyek, Hoayek, Hawayek) (1883-1962) a painter and sculptor from Helta, in modern day Lebanon.