- Andrée Chedid
Andrée Chedid ( _ar. أندريه شديد) is a
poet andnovelist , born in 1920 inCairo to Lebanese parents. When she was ten, she was sent to a boarding house, where she learned English and French. At fourteen, she left forEurope . She then returned to Cairo to go to an Americanuniversity . Her dream was to become a dancer. She got married to a physician when she was twenty-two, with whom she has two children:Louis Chedid a famous French singer, and Michèle. Her work questions human condition and what links the individual to the world. Her writing seeks to evokethe Orient , but she focuses more in denouncing the civil war that destroysLebanon . She has lived inFrance since 1946. Because of this diverse background, her work is truly multicultural. Her first book was written in English: "On the Trails of my Fancy." She has commented about her work that it is an eternal quest for humanity. She is the grandmother of the famous French rock star-M- ,Louis Chedid 's son.Works
*"À la mort, à la vie: nouvelles." Paris: Flammarion, 1992.
*"L'Autre: roman."Paris : Flammarion, 1969.
*"Cavernes et soleils: poésie." Paris: Flammarion, 1979.
*"Cérémonial de la violence." Paris: Flammarion, 1976.
*"La Cité fertile: roman." Paris: Flammarion, 1972.
*"Le Dernier candidat." Paris: Éditions théâtrales Art et comédie, 1998
*"Le Message." Paris: Éditions Flammarion, 2000
*"L'Enfant multiple." Paris: Flammarion, 1989.
*"La Maison Sans Racine." Paris: Flammarion, 1985.
*"Le Sommeil délivré." Paris: Flammarion, 1952.References
*fr icon [http://perso.wanadoo.fr/mondalire/chedid.htm#bio Biography]
External links
*fr icon [http://www.prix-chronos.org/auteurs/chedid.htm Prix Chronos de Littérature]
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