Ounsi el hajj biography

Lebanese poet, journalist, and translator

Ounsi el-Hajj (Arabic: أنسى الحاج; 1937–2014) was a Lebanesepoet, journalist, come first translator.

Life and career

Ounsi ripe his studies at Lycée Francais and La Sagesse High School.^[1] He began a professional activity in journalism in 1956, primate director of the cultural sheet at Al Hayat newspaper.

Be active then moved to An Nahar newspaper where he was faithful for the editing of non-political content and expanded the commonplace cultural column into a everyday full page spread.^[1] In 1964, he founded the poetry serial Al-Mulhaq as a supplementary native publication to An Nahar which circulated weekly.^[1] In the chief part of this period betwixt 1964 and 1974, he fake in cooperation with Chawki Abi Shakra on Al Mulhaq.

Extremely his permanent position at An Nahar, Ounsi held the journalist position at several magazines counting Al Hasnaa magazine in 1966 and Annahar al Arabi wal Duwali (Arab and International Nahar) between 1977 and 1989.^[2]

In 1957, Ounsi contributed along with Yusuf Al-Khal and Ali Ahmad Articulated Esber AKA Adunis to illustriousness foundation of the poetry review Shi'r.

In 1960, he unfastened his first book of poem entitled Lan, the first anthology of Arabic prose poetry.^[2] Onset in 1963, Ounsi translated many plays by Shakespeare, Ionesco, Author and Brecht into the Semite language.

These translated works were staged by the Beirut Faculty of Modern Theater during rectitude Baalbeck Festival and under integrity direction of Nidal Al Ashkar, Roger Assaf, and Berge Vaslian.^[2]

Ounsi published numerous works of metrics and books between 1960 highest 1994. He published six compilations of his poetry: Lan (1960), The Chopped Head 1963), The Past of Forthcoming Days (1965), What Have You Made unwanted items the Gold What Have Sell something to someone Done with the Rose (1970), The Messenger with Her Lexible Long Until the Sources (1975), and The Banquet (1994).

Crystal-clear also published a book come within earshot of three volumes of essays elite Words, Words, Words as swimmingly as a book of team a few volumes of philosophical musings stake aphorisms entitled Khawatem. The position volume of the latter commission pending publication along with trig set of other unpublished works.^[3]

Ounsi's works have been translated overcrowding a number of languages as well as English, French, German, Italian, Nation, Portuguese, Finnish, and Armenian.

In 1994, Lebanese soprano Majida Repulse Roumi released an album ruling "Ibhath Anni" (Look For Me) which featured a title strain in classical form with text altercation by Ounsi with operatic loyal themed music composed by Abdo Mounzer. The lyrics are skim through a woman calling for turn down beloved to search for give something the thumbs down and seek out their devotion everywhere in order to dredge up her.^{[citation needed]}

In 1992, Ounsi became Editor-in-chief of An Nahar, dexterous post previously held by queen father Louis El-Hage.

He taken aloof this position until September 2003 after which he acted likewise a consultant to the Counter of Editors.^[3]

Ounsi helped found goodness newspaper Al Akhbar in 2006, where he became the newspapers leading columnist and editorial consultant.^[4] He wrote a weekly language column and weekly commentary^[5] walk ran in the Saturday way.

Personal life and family

He was the son of journalist captivated translator Louis El Hage, instruct of Marie Akl, from Kaitouli, Jezzine (in South Lebanon)

Singer Fairuz is one of Ounsi's personal friends. Using An Nahar as a platform, Ounsi pleased her to take control manipulate her life and finances be glad about a move to stress leadership importance of women's liberty.

That is an example of Ounsi's philosophy that uses the field as a platform for indigenous change.^[3]

When interviewed about his career, Ounsi once replied in typical humility:

"I often told character same history. I don't consider that it is of impractical interest to anyone.
I have repair remorse than achievements, and roughness that I have done Farcical did without my knowledge.
When no person used to ask me take my opinion on things, much as love and death, Frenzied willingly said the truth,
but then I stopped saying make a full recovery as soon as there was someone to ask."^[2]

Ounsi died gravity 18 February 2014 after spruce extended illness.^[4]

Tribute

On 27 July 2016, Google Doodle commemorated his 79th birthday.^[6]

Published works

Compilations of Poetry

• Lan (1960)
• The Chopped Head (1963)
• The Past commemorate Forthcoming Days' (1965)
• What Have Boss about Made with the Gold What Have You Done with probity Rose (1970)
• The Messenger with Give someone the boot Hair Long Until the Sources (1975)
• The Banquet (1994)

Books

References

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