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Jabbour Douaihy
Novelist

Jabbour Douaihy

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Arabic novels exploring Lebanese lives and divisions

June Rain · The American Neighborhood

Born
5 January 1949
Birthplace
Zgharta
Died
2021

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Jabbour Douaihy

Jabbour Douaihy was a Lebanese novelist, translator and literature professor. His novels repeatedly reached the International Prize for Arabic Fiction’s selection lists.

Early life

Zgharta and Paris

Born in Zgharta, he earned a doctorate in comparative literature at the New Sorbonne.

Career

  1. Academic career

    Lebanese University

    Taught French literature in Tripoli.

  2. 2008

    Prize shortlist

    June Rain reached the International Prize for Arabic Fiction shortlist.

Selected work

June Rain

A novel later translated into English by Paula Haydar.

The American Neighborhood

A novel also published in English as The American Quarter.

Beyond work

Mentoring

Supported younger writers through programmes including the prize’s Nadwa workshop.

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