Elias Khoury

Farah Aridi (Goldsmiths College, University of London)

Ed. by Rita Sakr, Maynooth University
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 6.1.3: Middle-Eastern Arabic Writing and Culture: Modern and Contemporary.
Vol. editors: Ziad Elmarsafy (King's College London), Claire Gallien (Université Paul Valéry Montpellier 3), Nicole Kennedy (University of Newcastle), Nora Parr (SOAS, University of London), Rita Sakr (Maynooth University), Anastasia Valassopoulos (University of Manchester)

Dates

Born 12 Jul 1948
Activity 1975-ongoing

Places

Born in Lebanon
Active in Lebanon

Activities

Primary

Cultural Theorist/ Critic
Editor
Literary Critic/ Historian
Novelist

Resources

Born in Lebanon in 1948, Elias Khoury is an internationally acclaimed novelist, writer, and cultural figure. He authored several journalistic, political, and literary-critical pieces throughout his career, in addition to plays. He is the author of fourteen novels, most of which have been translated to English, French, and Hebrew, among many other languages. Khoury is currently editor-in-chief of the Majallat al Dirasat al Filastiniyya (Journal of Palestine Studies) in Beirut, Lebanon. He served as editor of many cultural and literary journals throughout his lifetime, including Shu’un Filastin (Palestinian Affairs), from 1975-79, in collaboration with the Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish; Al Karmel, from 1981-82; As-Safir, from 1983-90; and al Mulhaq, the weekly cultural supplement of the Lebanese daily newspaper, Annahar, from 1993-2009. Khoury’s political and cultural commitment to the Lebanese Left led to the establishment of...

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Citation: Aridi, Farah. "Elias Khoury". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 07 June 2019 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=12852, accessed 14 December 2025.]