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Wajdi Mouawad

1968 - Today

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Wajdi Mouawad, OC, (Arabic: وجدي معوض; born 1968) is a Lebanese-Canadian writer, actor, and director. He is known in Canadian and French theatre for politically engaged works such as the acclaimed play Incendies (2003). His works often revolve around family trauma, war, and the betrayal of youth. Since April 2016, Mouawad has been the director of the Théâtre national de la Colline in Paris. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wajdi Mouawad is the 5,361st most popular writer (up from 5,537th in 2019), the 115th most popular biography from Lebanon (up from 116th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Lebanese Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Wajdi Mouawad ranks 5,361 out of 7,302. Before him are Jan de Hartog, André Heller, Erico Verissimo, Matthew Henry, Ramsey Campbell, and Aneirin. After him are Bo Goldman, Louis Guilloux, Marceline Loridan-Ivens, Raymond Schwartz, Timothy Zahn, and James Lee Burke.

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Among people born in 1968, Wajdi Mouawad ranks 242. Before him are Pete Docter, Sebastian Bach, Andy Cohen, Gary Payton, Osamu Chiba, and Mike Patton. After him are Megan Follows, Ray Wilson, Vano Merabishvili, Stephen Mangan, Cătălin Predoiu, and Howard Donald.

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In Lebanon

Among people born in Lebanon, Wajdi Mouawad ranks 115 out of 145. Before him are Elissa (1972), Emily de Jongh-Elhage (1946), Sanchuniathon (-150), Haifa Wehbe (1976), Rabih Abou-Khalil (1957), and Najwa Karam (1966). After him are Khalil Taha (1932), Julia Boutros (1968), Josef Fares (1977), Ara Malikian (1968), Myriam Fares (1983), and Nidal Al Achkar (1934).

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Among WRITERS In Lebanon

Among writers born in Lebanon, Wajdi Mouawad ranks 12. Before him are Butrus al-Bustani (1819), Mikha'il Na'ima (1889), Charles Malik (1906), Elias Khoury (1948), Said Akl (1911), and Sanchuniathon (-150). After him are Hanan al-Shaykh (1945), and Joumana Haddad (1970).

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