Sahar Mandour

Sahar Mandour (born 1977) is a Lebanese-Egyptian novelist.

Life

Sahar Mandour was born in Beirut to a Lebanese mother and Egyptian father. She studied psychology at Saint Joseph University in Beirut, before becoming a journalist.[1]

Mandour's novel 32 portrayed female friendships in Beirut, caught in "coexistence between bombs and parties".[2]

Works
  • sa’arsum najma ‘ala jabīn fīyenā [I’ll Draw a Star on Vienna’s Forehead], Beirut, 2007.
  • ḥubb beirūtī [A Beiruti Love], 2009.
  • 32, 2010. Translated from the Arabic as 32 by Nicole Fares, 2016.
  • mīnā [Mina], 2012.
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References
  1. Marcia Lynx Qualey, Arab women writers pick their favorite Arab women writers, Your Middle East, 28 January 2015.
  2. Ben East, Sahar Mandour’s novel 32 offers a glimpse into the reality of life in Beirut, The National, October 18, 2016.
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