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Distinguished Lebanese author, feminist activist dies in Beirut
15-3-2018
The acclaimed Lebanese novelist and woman rights activist, Emily Nasrallah died in Beirut at the age of 87, just one day after the publishing of her newest book ‘The Beautiful Times’, leaving behind some 45 novels, short stories, poems and children’s books. Nasrallah was born in the southern town of Kfeir and studied at the American University of Beirut before joining Dar Al Sayyad staff in 1955 and starting a career in journalism far from politics. In 1962, she published her first book, ‘Toyur Aylul’ (Birds of September) which gained three literary awards and her books were translated into English and French. Her literature tackled village-emigration and village-city themes. Nasrallah was also a teacher, lecturer and activist in the field of women’s rights. She won several awards, notably, the Saeed Akl’e Prize, Fairuz Magazine Prize, Khalil Gibran award, IBBY Prize and the Goethe Medal, and received the Commander medal of the National Order of the Cedar from President Michel Aoun. (Al Hayat, March 15, 2018)
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