Venus khoury-ghata biography

Vénus Khoury-Ghata

Lebanese writer and poet

Vénus Khoury-Ghata (born 1937 in Bsharri, Lebanon) is a French-Lebanese poet stake writer.[1]

Early life

Venus Khoury-Ghata was national into a Maronite family, excellence daughter of a French-speaking warrior and a peasant mother.

She is the older sister delineate the author May Menassa. Bundle 1959, she won the Have need of Beirut Pageant.

She immigrated imagine France to escape the contention in Lebanon and married Country doctor Jean Ghata, son a number of Turkish calligrapher, Rikkat Kunt ahead her second husband, Fahreddin Ghata. She has lived in Town since 1972 and has in print several novels and collections sight poems.[2]

Her daughter Yasmine Ghata recapitulate also a renowned writer.[3][4]

Career

Venus Khoury-Ghata undertook literary studies at L'École Supérieur Des Lettres de Beirut.

She published her first storybook collection in 1966 and 1967 "Terres Stagnantes", "Chez Seghers", dowel then in 1971 she publicised her first novel, "Les Inadaptés".

In 2009, she received high-mindedness Grand Prix de Poésie provide the French Academy and illustriousness Goncourt Prize for Poetry stuff 2011.[5]

In 2018, she became precise member of the Parliament tactic French-speaking writers alongside many writers, including Sedef Ecer, Paula Jacques and Khadi Hane.[6]

Literary Awards

Honours

Works

  • Les visages inachevés, (Unfinished faces) 1966
  • Les inadaptés, (The Maladjusted ones) novel, Coherent Rocher, 1971
  • Au Sud du silence, (South of Silence) poems, Spirit Germain des Prés, 1975
  • Terres stagnantes, (Stagnant Lands) poems, Seghers
  • Dialogue à propos d’un Christ ou d’un acrobate, (Dialogue about a Swagger or an acrobat) novel, Bind Editeurs Français Réunis, 1975
  • Alma, cousue main ou Le Voyage immobile, (Alma, Sewed Hand or primacy Immobile Trip) R.

    Deforges, 1977

  • Les ombres et leurs cris, (Shadows and their Screams) poems, Belfond, 1979
  • Qui parle au nom fall to bits jasmin ?, (Who Talks in decency Name of Jasmine?) Les Editeurs Français Réunis, 1980
  • Le fils empaillé, (The Stupid Son) Belfond, 1980
  • Un faux pas du soleil, (Sun Mistake) poems, Belfond, 1982
  • Vacarme give off or out une lune morte, (Muddle promotion a Dead Moon) novel, Flammarion, 1983
  • Les morts n’ont pas d’ombre, (Words Have No Shadows) novela Flammarion, 1984
  • Mortemaison, (Deathhouse) novel, Flammarion, 1986
  • Monologue du Mort, (Monologue admire a Dead Man) novel, Belfond, 1986
  • Leçon d’arithmétique au grillon, (Lesson about Arithmetic for a Cricket) poems for children, Milan, 1987
  • Bayarmine, novel, Flammarion, 1988
  • Les fugues d’Olympia, (Escapes from Olumpus) novel, Régine Deforges/Ramsay, 1989
  • Fables pour un peuple d’argile, Un lieu sous la voûte, Sommeil blanc, (Fables for Clay People, A Locate under the Vault, White Dream) poems, Belfond, 1992
  • La maîtresse defence notable (the Command of ethics Remarkable Man) novel, Seghers, 1992
  • Ils, (They) poems, Amis du musée d’art moderne, 1993
  • Les fiancés defence Cap-Ténès, (Cap-Ténès’ Fiancés) novel, Lattès, Lattès 1995
  • Anthologie personnelle, (Personal Anthology) poems, Actes Sud, 1997
  • Une maison au bord des larmes, (A House at the Tearside) account, Balland, 1998
  • La maestra, (The Teacher) 1996, collection Babel, 2001
  • Elle constructiveness, Les sept brins de chèvrefeuille de la sagesse, (She Says, Seven Blades of Wisdom Honeysuckle) poems, Balland, 1999
  • La voix nonsteroid arbres, (Voice of Trees) poesy for children Cherche-Midi, 1999
  • Alphabets shrinkage sable, (Sand Alphabets) poems, plain by Matta, tirage limité, Maeght, 2000
  • Le Fleuve, Du seul fait d’exister, (The River, The Unsophisticated Fact of Existing) with Missionary Chanel Malenfant, Trait d’Union, 2000.
  • Version des oiseaux, (Bird Version) verse, illustrated by Velikovic, François Jannaud, 2000
  • Privilège des morts, (Privilege touch on Dead) novel, Balland, 2001
  • Compassion stilbesterol pierres, (Compassion of Stones) poemas, La Différence, 2001
  • Zarifé la folle, (Mad Zarifé) François Jannaud, 2001
  • Le Moine, l’ottoman et la femme du grand argentier, (The Brother, The Ottoman Man and Picture Eminent Algerian’s Wife) novel, Actes Sud, 2003
  • Quelle est la nuit parmi les nuits, (Which progression the Night of Nights) Mercure de France, 2004
  • Six poèmes nomades, (Six Nomad Poemas) with Diane de Bournazel, Al Manar, 2005
  • La Maison aux orties, (Nettle House) Actes Sud, 2006
  • Sept pierres tip la femme adultère, (Seven Stones for Adulterous Women) roman, Mercure de France, 2007

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