Suhayl Idris
Suhayl Idris (1925 - February 19, 2008[1]) was a Lebanese novelist, short-story writer, journalist and translator.
Life
Idris studied in Beirut before going on to study in Paris and gain a doctorate from the Sorbonne. His first collection, Ashwaq, was published in 1947.[citation needed] Idriss returned to Beirut in 1952, where he founded al-Adab, a monthly literary journal that became one of the leading periodicals of its kind.[2] Several of his novels have autobiographical themes, including al-Hayy al-Latini (1954) and al-Khandaq al-ghamiq (1958).[3]
Idris also translated many European works, including most of Jean-Paul Sartre[3] and Albert Camus.
References
- ^ Khashan, Imad. "Suhayl Idris". Banipal Magazine of Modern Arab Literature. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ^ "Arabic literature: The 20th century and beyond". Encyclopædia Britannica.
- ^ a b Moreh, Shmeul (1988). Studies in modern Arabic prose and poetry. The Netherlands. p. 85. ISBN 90-04-08359-6.
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