Ezza Agha Malak (born 14 July 1942) is a Lebanese-born French novelist, poet, critic and essayist.
Biography
Born in 1942 in Tripoli, Agha Malak attended the ÃÂcole de Lettres in Beirut. She left Lebanon for France with her two daughters in 1975 at the beginning of the Lebanese Civil War. She studied French language and literature at Lumière University Lyon 2 where she received doctorates in literature and linguistics.
Agha Malak has written novels, short stories and several collections of poetry. Her works stand out against the injustice and violence of war and criticize the role of women in the Muslim world while examining the sociological aspects of the male-female partnership. She is present at several book fairs each year, especially the annual French-language book fair in Beirut. She is still an active writer, spending her time between the north of Lebanon and Burgundy where she lives.
Awards
In 2012, Ezza Agha Malak was honoured as an officier of the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.
Works
Novels and short stories
- 2010: Qu'as-tu fait de tes mômes, Papa ? Paris, AlfAbarre
- 2009: Mariée àParis... Répudiée àBeyrouth, Paris, L'Harmattan
- 2006: Bagdad : des morts qui sonnent plus fort que d'autres, Paris, ÃÂditions des ÃÂcrivains
- 2005: Anosmia ou Nostalgie dâÂÂun sens interdit, Paris, ÃÂditions des ÃÂcrivains, translated into English by Cynthia Hahn
- 2002: Récits Roses (two short stories), Paris, ÃÂditions des ÃÂcrivains
- 2001: La Femme de mon mari, Paris, ÃÂditions des ÃÂcrivains
- 1999: Les Portes de la Nuit, Paris, ÃÂditions des ÃÂcrivains
- 1997: La Dernière des Croisés, Beirut, Maison Internationale du Livre
- 1996: La Mallette, Beirut, ÃÂditions Jarrous
- 1994: Balafres
- 1992: Récits bleus (three short stories), Paris, ÃÂditions Al-Moutanabbi
- 1960: Sans rendez-vous préalable (short story), Beirut, Presses de Beyrouth
- 1957: Le drame nâÂÂarrivera pas deux fois (short story), Beirut, Presses de Beyrouth
Poetry
- 2011: Mes Villes Mes Amours Mes Solitudes, ÃÂditions Dergham Beyrouth
- 2008: ÃÂ quatre mains et ÃÂ deux cÃ
Âurs, Paris, ÃÂditions des ÃÂcrivains
- 2005: Petits poèmes pour un Grand Homme, Beirut, ÃÂditions du Roy
- 2004: Poésie tripolitaine francophone, Tripoli, ÃÂditions du Roy
- 2003: La mise ÃÂ nu, Paris, ÃÂditions des ÃÂcrivains
- 2000: Modes inconditionnels des aubes mensongères Paris, ÃÂditions des ÃÂcrivains
- 1992: Quand les larmes seront pleurées ... , Beeirut, Technopress
- 1992: Entre deux battements de temps, Beirut, Technopress
- 1985: Migration, Beirut, ÃÂditions Jarrous
References