Andrée Chedid is a poet and novelist, born in 1920 in Cairo from Lebanese parents. When she was ten, she was sent to a boarding house, where she learned English and French. At fourteen, she left for Europe. She then returned to Cairo to go to an American university. 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 and Michèle. Her work questions human condition and what links the individual to the world. Her writing seeks to evoke the Orient, but she focuses more in denouncing the civil war that destroys Lebanon. She lives in France since 1946. Because of this diverse background, her work is truly multicultural. French is her native language and her choice for her writings. However, 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. A poet exists within a cultural and intellectual tradition and usually writes in a specific language, but the qualities of good poetry are to some extent timeless and address issues common to all humanity. ... A novel is an extended work of written, narrative, prose fiction, usually in story form; the writer of a novel is a novelist. ... 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... Cairo (Arabic: القاهرة; transliterated: al-Qāhirah) is the capital city of Egypt (and previously the United Arab Republic) and has a metropolitan area population of approximately 15. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... World map showing Europe Europe is conventionally considered one of the seven continents of Earth which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiogeographic one. ... A university is an institution of higher education and of research, which grants academic degrees at all levels (bachelor, master, and doctor) in a variety of subjects. ... The Orient (orient literally means sunrise east) is a term traditionally used to refer to Near, Middle and Far Eastern countries. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...

Works

• A 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: Editions théâtrales Art et comédie, 1998
• L'Enfant multiple. Paris: Flammarion, 1989.
• La Maison Sans Racine. Paris: Flammarion, 1985.

1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world Paris is the capital and largest city of France, as well as the capital of the Île-de-France région, whose territory encompasses Paris and its suburbs. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1976 calendar). ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1972 calendar). ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ...

References

• Biography

External links

• Prix Chronos de Littérature