Emily Nasrallah
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Emily Daoud Nasrallah (Arabic: إيميلي داود نصر الله) (née Abi Rached; 6 July 1931 – 13 March 2018) was a Lebanese writer and women's rights activist.[1]
Emily Nasrallah | |
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Born | Emily Daoud Abi Rached (1931-07-06)6 July 1931 Kaukaba, composite South Governorate, French Lebanon (now in Nabatieh Governorate, Lebanon) |
Died | 13 March 2018(2018-03-13) (aged 86) Beirut, Beirut Governorate, Lebanon |
Occupation | Novelist, journalist, short-story writer |
Nationality | Lebanese |
Period | 1962–2018 |
Notable awards | Goethe Medal 2017 |
Spouse | Philip Nasrallah |
Children | Ramzi, Maha, Khalil, and Mona |
She graduated from the Beirut College for Women (now the Lebanese American University) with an associate degree in arts in 1956. Two years later, she obtained a BA in education and literature from the American University of Beirut. She published her first novel "Birds of September" in 1962; the book was instantly acclaimed, and won three Arabic literary prizes.[2] "Flight Against Time" was Nasrallah's first novel to be translated into English, published by the Canada-based Ragweed Press.[3] Nasrallah became a prolific writer, publishing many novels, children's stories, and short story collections, touching on themes such as family, village life, war, emigration, and women's rights. The latter was a subject she has maintained support for throughout her life.[3][4]