Anis Freiha was a Lebanese author who has written extensively about
Lebanese traditional village life.
Life
He was born in the town of
Ras el Matn,
Mount Lebanon
Mount Lebanon ( ar, جَبَل لُبْنَان, ''jabal lubnān'', ; syr, ܛܘܪ ܠܒ݂ܢܢ, ', , ''ṭūr lewnōn'' french: Mont Liban) is a mountain range in Lebanon. It averages above in elevation, with its peak at .
Geography
The Mount Le ...
,
and studied at the
American University of Beirut
The American University of Beirut (AUB) ( ar, الجامعة الأميركية في بيروت) is a private, non-sectarian, and independent university chartered in New York with its campus in Beirut, Lebanon. AUB is governed by a private, aut ...
AUB, and at the
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago (UChicago, Chicago, U of C, or UChi) is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois. Its main campus is located in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood. The University of Chicago is consistently ranked among the b ...
, where he earned a PhD.
He is considered an authority on Lebanese traditional village life and his books contain many descriptions of the origin of village names, traditions and stories, and rich in architectural and detailed description of village artifacts and objects. His novels have inspired various narratives and plays on Lebanon's village culture.
Books
*''Isma'a Ya Rida''
*''The Lebanese Village, a Culture Being Forgotten ''
*''Before I Forget ''
*''Names of Lebanese Villages and their Origins''
*''New Dictionary of Lebanese Proverbs''
References
Lebanese novelists
Year of birth missing
Year of death missing
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