Abdo Wazen (born 1957) is a
Lebanese poet and critic. He is the author of more than a dozen books of poetry, fiction and criticism. The latter include critical works on
Mahmoud Darwish
Mahmoud Darwish (; 13 March 1941 – 9 August 2008) was a Palestinians, Palestinian poet and author who was regarded as Palestine's national poet.
In 1988 Darwish wrote the Palestinian Declaration of Independence, which was the formal declarat ...
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Amin Maalouf
Amin Maalouf (; ; born 25 February 1949) is a Lebanese people in France, Lebanese-born French["A ...]
and novels of the
Lebanese civil war
The Lebanese Civil War ( ) was a multifaceted armed conflict that took place from 1975 to 1990. It resulted in an estimated 150,000 fatalities and led to the exodus of almost one million people from Lebanon.
The religious diversity of the ...
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He has served as the chief editor of the culture section of the ''
Al-Hayat
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Selected works
Poetry
* ''The Closed Wood'' (1982)
* ''The Eye and the Air'' (1985)
* ''Another Reason for the Night'' (1986)
* ''Garden of the Senses'' (1993)
* ''Doors of Sleep'' (1996)
* ''Lantern of Temptation'' (2000)
* ''Fire of Return'' (2003)
* ''A Broken Life'' (2007)
* ''The Days Are Not for Bidding Them Farewell'' (2014).
* ''Beyrouth 4 Augoust 2020 at 18 o'clock''
Novels
* ''Open Heart'' (2009)
* ''The Young Man who Saw the Colour of the Air'' (2011)
Criticism
* ''Mahmoud Darwish: the Stranger Falls Upon Himself'' (2006)
* ''An Introduction to Novels of the Lebanese War'' (2010)
* ''Amin Maalouf, Breaking Boundaries'' (2012)
References
20th-century Lebanese poets
1957 births
Living people
21st-century Lebanese poets
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