Faten el-Murr ( Arabic: فاتن المرّ; born 1969) is a Lebanese academic and writer. She is a holder of a doctorate degree, she is currently a professor of French literature at the

Lebanese University The Lebanese University (LU) (, ) is the only public university in Beirut, Lebanon. It is ranked #701–750 worldwide in terms of education. The creation of the Lebanese University was an idea first mentioned in the speech of the former Minist ...

in Zahle.

Works

Her first work of fiction was published in 1999, a collection of short stories called ''Bayn intizarayn'' (''Between Two Periods of Waiting''). She has since written two novels, ''The Time After'' and ''Common Sins''. The latter was nominated for the Arabic Booker Prize in 2010, and longlisted for the

International Prize for Arabic Fiction The International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) ( ar, الجائزة العالمية للرواية العربية) is the most prestigious and important literary prize in the Arab world. Its aim is to reward excellence in contemporary Arabic ...

in 2011.

References

1969 births Lebanese novelists Lebanese women short story writers Lebanese short story writers Lebanese women writers Academic staff of Lebanese University Living people {{Lebanon-writer-stub