Hiam Yared (born in Beirut in 1975) is a Lebanese writer, who has received numerous awards for her publications.[1]

She is the president of The Lebanese PEN Center.

Early life and education

Hiam was born in 1975 into a middle-class Christian family, and studied sociology at Saint Joseph University in Beirut.[1] She first published a collection of poetry "Moon Reflections" in 2013,[2] winning the gold medal for the Francophone Games in 2004, and published the second collection, "Water Wounds" in 2001. The publication of her collections has led to awards and invitations. Numerous poetry festivals, particularly in Canada, Portugal, Mexico and Sweden.[2] She also participated in many literary evenings in several countries and was the winner of the DUCA6 Stock Exchange[3] awarded by the French Language Academy in 2007.[3] Her work has been characterized by focusing on issues related to freedom,[4] union, traditions, and societal hypocrisy.[5]

Lebanese Pen Center

Yared is the founder and president of the Lebanese PEN Center.[6] Hiam started this position after her discussion with Eugene Shulgin, who expressed a desire to allow literature to be freer in the face of censorship and any form of fear.[7]

Works

  • Reflections from the Moon, Beirut 2001.[6]
  • Cabinet of Shadows, Paris, 2006.[8]
  • Damn it, France 2012.
  • Aesthetics of predation, Montreal 2013.[9]
  • Everything is a hallucination, Paris "French Literature" 2016.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 "Hyam Yared". Retrieved 2022-05-18.
  2. 1 2 "Biographie et actualités de Hyam Yared France Inter". www.franceinter.fr (in French). Retrieved 2022-05-18.
  3. 1 2 "Fondation Simone et Cino Del Duca". Institut de France (in French). Retrieved 2022-05-18.
  4. ↑ "Biographie et actualités de Hyam Yared France Inter". www.franceinter.fr (in French). Retrieved 2022-05-18.
  5. ↑ "قالب:استشهد بالويب/الفنلندية", ويكيبيديا (in Arabic), 2021-04-18, retrieved 2022-05-18
  6. 1 2 "Kateb Maktub". Google Docs. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
  7. ↑ "Deux nouveaux venus sur la scène culturelle libanaise". L'Orient Litteraire. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
  8. ↑ "Ombres et lumières". L'Orient Litteraire. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
  9. ↑ "Esthétique de la prédation". Retrieved 2022-05-18.
  10. ↑ "Hyam Yared écrit pour trouer le silence". L'Orient Litteraire. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
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