Mona Latif-Ghattas ( arz, منى لطيف غطاس; August 7, 1946 - December 24, 2021) was an

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ian-born Canadian writer living in

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. She was born in

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. She left Egypt in 1966 and lived in Montreal, studied theatre at the

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and went on to earn a master's degree in drama at the

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. She published her first novel ''Nicolas, le fils du Nil'' in 1985 and her first collection of poetry ''La triste beauté du monde'' in 1993. In 1996, she published a collection of short stories ''Les lunes de miel''. Her work has appeared in the journals ''Humanitas'', ''Pratiques Théâtrales'' and '. Latif-Ghattas' poetry collection ''Ambre et lumière'' received the Prix du Salon international des poètes francophones. She has published work in both French and Arabic. Latif-Ghattas died on December 24, 2021, at the age of 75.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Latif-Ghattas, Mona 1946 births 2021 deaths Canadian novelists in French Canadian women novelists Canadian poets in French Canadian short story writers in French Université de Montréal alumni Egyptian emigrants to Canada Writers from Cairo Writers from Montreal Canadian translators Canadian women writers