Inaya Jaber
Lebanese writer (1958–2021)
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Inaya Jaber (Arabic: عناية جابر; 1958 – 10 May 2021)[1] was a Lebanese writer, journalist, artist and singer. She has published nine collections of poetry and one collection of short stories. She lived in Beirut.[2][3][4]
Inaya Jaber | |
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عناية جابر | |
Jaber | |
| Born | 1958 |
| Died | 10 May 2021 (aged 62–63) |
| Occupations | Writer, poet, journalist |
Biography
Jaber was born in 1958 in Bint Jbeil in southern Lebanon. She studied at the Lebanese University and at the Lebanese National Conservatory of Music. She wrote a weekly column in al-Quds al-Arabi (London) for over twenty years and was also a contributor to the Lebanese newspaper al-Safir, writing on arts and culture.[5][6]
In addition to writing, she was a visual artist and singer and has performed concerts internationally including in Egypt and Italy.[5]
Jaber has three adult children, all of whom live in the United States.[7] She lived in Beirut.[2]
Selected works
Short story collection
- Lā ʼaḥad yuḍīʻu fī bayrūt (No one gets lost in Beirut), 2016
Poetry collections
- ʻArūḍ al-ḥadīqa (The garden's prosody), 2011
- Lā ʼaḵwāt lī (I have no sisters), 2009
- Jamīʻ ʻasbābinā (All of our reasons), 2006
- Sātān ʼabyaḍ (White satin), 2002
- Ṯumma ʼinnanī mašḡūla (Also, I'm busy), 2000
- ʻAstaʻaddu lil-ʻašāʼ (I'm getting ready for dinner), 1999
- ʼUmūr basīṭa (Simple matters), 1997
- Mizāj ḵāsir (A losing mood), 1995
- Ṭaqs al-ẓullām (Ritual of darkness), 1994
