Georgia Makhlouf (Arabic: جورجيا مخلوف) is a Lebanese writer in the French language, an editor and literary critic. She is a winner of the Prix Léopold Sedar Senghor and the Prix Ulysse.
 Georgia Makhlouf at Escapades littéraires, 2016 | |
| Native name | جورجيا مخلوف |
| Language | French |
| Nationality | Lebanese |
| Notable works | Les absents (2014) |
| Notable awards | Prix Léopold Sedar Senghor (2014) |
Life and career
editGeorgia Makhlouf was born in Lebanon.[1] At the age of 20, during the Lebanese civil war, she left for Paris.[2] At university, she worked on a thesis focussing on ideology in modern Lebanese children's literature.[3]
Makhlouf is an editor of L'Orient littéraire as well as a contributor to the literary supplement of the Lebanese daily L'Orient-Le Jour. She also writes interviews and articles for Huffington Post.[1]
In 2014, Makhlouf published her first novel, Les absents. This was awarded the ninth Léopold Sedar Senghor prize for debut novel.[4] It also won the Prix Ulysse of the Arte Mare festival.[5]
Makhlouf founded Kitabat, an association to promote writing workshops in Lebanon. She lives in Paris.[1]
Selected works
edit- Éclats de mémoire, Beyrouth, fragments d’enfance. Al Manar. 2005. ISBN 978-2913896352. (France-Liban prize)
- Les Hommes debout : dialogue avec les Phéniciens. Al Manar. 2007. ISBN 978-2913896505. (Phénix prize)
- Les Absents. Rivages. 2014. ISBN 978-2743626877. (Léopold Sedar Senghor prize)
- Le Goût de l’Orient. Mercure de France. 2014. ISBN 978-2715234383.
- Le Goût de la liberté. Mercure de France. 2016. ISBN 978-2715241541.
References
edit- ^ a b c "Georgia Makhlouf" (in French). Intersections littéraires d'Afrique et des Caraïbes. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
- ^ Romain Chiron (1 November 2014). "Le Liban guide la plume de Georgia Makhlouf". Ouest-France (in French). Retrieved 13 October 2018.
- ^ Edouard Glissant, ed. (1982). The Unesco Courier (PDF). UNESCO. p. 26. ISSN 0041-5278.
- ^ Manon Quinti (20 October 2014). "Le prix Léopold Sedar Senghor à Georgia Makhlouf". Livres Hebdo (in French). Retrieved 13 October 2018.
- ^ Odile Auracaria (24 November 2014). "Bastia : Remise du Prix Ulysse du premier roman à Georgia Makhlouf". Corse Net Infos (in French). Retrieved 13 October 2018.
External links
edit- "Georgia Makhlouf". L'Orient-Le Jour.