Hilal Chouman
Lebanese novelist and writer
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Hilal Chouman (Arabic: هلال شومان; born 1982) is a Lebanese novelist and writer. He was born in Beirut and studied communications and electronics engineering at Jâmi'at Bâyrut Al-Arabiya. He then obtained an MSc in aerospace communication systems and satellite communications. He now lives and works in Toronto.[1]
Writing
Literary scholars have described Chouman's writing as Post–Cold War era or post-Lebanese Civil War, with emphasis on the ordinary or mundane.[2][3] Chouman himself disagrees with the designations of war or post-war based on time of publication.[4] His writing also features more contemporary life in Beirut.[5]
Novels
- Stories of Sleep (2008)
- Napolitana (2010)
- Limbo Beirut (2012) - translated by Anna Ziajka Stanton and nominated for the PEN Translation Prize (2017) and the Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize (2017)
- Once Upon a Time, Tomorrow (2016)
- Sorrow in My Heart (2022)
