Sahar Mandour (born 1977) is a Lebanese-

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novelist.

Life

Sahar Mandour was born in

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to a Lebanese mother and Egyptian father. She studied psychology at

Saint Joseph University Saint Joseph University of Beirut (; French: ''Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth'', commonly known as USJ) is a private Catholic research university in Beirut, Lebanon, founded in 1875 by French Jesuit missionaries and subsidized by the Go ...

in Beirut, before becoming a journalist. Mandour's novel ''32'' portrayed female friendships in

, caught in "coexistence between bombs and parties".Ben East
Sahar Mandour’s novel 32 offers a glimpse into the reality of life in Beirut
'' The National'', October 18, 2016.

Works

* ''sa’arsum najma ‘ala jabīn fīyenā'' ’ll Draw a Star on Vienna’s Forehead Beirut, 2007. * ''ḥubb beirūtī'' Beiruti Love 2009. * ''32'', 2010. Translated from the Arabic as ''32'' by Nicole Fares, 2016. * ''mīnā'' ina 2012.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mandour, Sahar 1977 births Living people Lebanese novelists Lebanese journalists Lebanese women writers Saint Joseph University alumni