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Elias Khoury

1948 - 2024

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Elias Khoury (Arabic: إلياس خوري; 12 July 1948 – 15 September 2024) was a Lebanese novelist and advocate of the Palestinian cause. His novels and literary criticism have been translated into several languages. In 2000, he won the Prize of Palestine for his book Gate of the Sun, and he won the Al Owais Award for fiction writing in 2007. Khoury also wrote three plays and two screenplays. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Elias Khoury is the 3,830th most popular writer (up from 4,672nd in 2019), the 92nd most popular biography from Lebanon (up from 104th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Lebanese Writer.

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Among writers, Elias Khoury ranks 3,830 out of 7,302. Before him are Halina Konopacka, Jean Echenoz, Zoe Akins, Ruben Sevak, Sara Teasdale, and Luis Vélez de Guevara. After him are Justinas Marcinkevičius, Milán Füst, Jiří Wolker, Juan José Saer, Said Akl, and Hilary Mantel.

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Among people born in 1948, Elias Khoury ranks 366. Before him are Bernard Dietz, Claude Le Roy, Calistrat Cuțov, Berry Berenson, Eddie Gray, and Carol Potter. After him are Lalu Prasad Yadav, Sitiveni Rabuka, David H. Levy, Charlie Scott, Talgat Tadzhuddin, and Bernard-Marie Koltès. Among people deceased in 2024, Elias Khoury ranks 265. Before him are Peter Armbruster, Alberto Festa, Mario Boljat, Bora Đorđević, David Sanborn, and Amaral. After him are Wolfgang Becker, Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, Jesse Jane, Don Murray, Clement Quartey, and Shigeharu Ueki.

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In Lebanon

Among people born in Lebanon, Elias Khoury ranks 92 out of 145. Before him are Bashir Shihab II (1767), Wadih El Safi (1921), Mikha'il Na'ima (1889), Georgina Rizk (1953), Tigran Mansurian (1939), and Charles Malik (1906). After him are Said Akl (1911), Fayza Ahmed (1934), Riad Al Solh (1894), Elie Saab (1964), Philip K. Hitti (1886), and Mika (1983).

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Among WRITERS In Lebanon

Among writers born in Lebanon, Elias Khoury ranks 9. Before him are Antipater of Sidon (-200), Etel Adnan (1925), Philo of Byblos (64), Butrus al-Bustani (1819), Mikha'il Na'ima (1889), and Charles Malik (1906). After him are Said Akl (1911), Sanchuniathon (-150), Wajdi Mouawad (1968), Hanan al-Shaykh (1945), and Joumana Haddad (1970).

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