Abdo Wazen (born 1957) is a Lebanese poet and critic. He is the author of more than a dozen books of poetry, fiction and criticism. The latter include critical works on Mahmoud Darwish,

Amin Maalouf Amin Maalouf (; ar, أمين معلوف; born 25 February 1949) is a Lebanese-born French"Amin ...

Lebanese civil war The Lebanese Civil War ( ar, الحرب الأهلية اللبنانية, translit=Al-Ḥarb al-Ahliyyah al-Libnāniyyah) was a multifaceted armed conflict that took place from 1975 to 1990. It resulted in an estimated 120,000 fatalities a ...

. He has served as the chief editor of the culture section of the '' Al-Hayat'' newspaper.Bio
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Selected works

Poetry

* ''The Closed Wood'' (1982) * ''The Eye and the Air'' (1985) * ''Another Reason for the Night'' (1986) * ''Garden of the Senses'' (1993) * ''Doors of Sleep'' (1996) * ''Lantern of Temptation'' (2000) * ''Fire of Return'' (2003) * ''A Broken Life'' (2007) * ''The Days Are Not for Bidding Them Farewell'' (2014). * ''Beyrouth 4 Augoust 2020 at 18 o'clock''

Novels

* ''Open Heart'' (2009) * ''The Young Man who Saw the Colour of the Air'' (2011)

Criticism

* ''Mahmoud Darwish: the Stranger Falls Upon Himself'' (2006) * ''An Introduction to Novels of the Lebanese War'' (2010) * ''Amin Maalouf, Breaking Boundaries'' (2012)

References

Lebanese poets 1957 births Living people {{Lebanon-poet-stub