Bayarmine

by Vénus Khoury-Ghata

French

278 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1991

About the author

Vénus Khoury-Ghata was a renowned Lebanese-born poet and novelist who lived in Paris from 1972, writing in French while heavily influenced by Arabic culture. Crowned Miss Beirut in 1959, she became a prolific author known for works exploring themes of exile, memory, and death.

She won numerous prestigious literary honors, including the Prix Apollinaire and the Grand Prix de la Société des gens de lettres. Her work has been translated into Arabic, Dutch, German, Italian and Russian, and she was named a Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur in 2000.