Inaya Jaber Explained
| Inaya Jaber |
| Native Name: | عناية جابر |
| Native Name Lang: | ar |
| Birth Place: | Bint Jbeil, Lebanon |
| Death Date: | 10 May 2021 (aged 62–63) |
| Occupation: | Writer, poet, journalist |
Inaya Jaber (ar|عناية جابر; 1958 – 10 May 2021)[1] was a Lebanese writer, journalist, artist and singer. She has published nine collections of poetry and one collection of short stories. She lived in Beirut.[2] [3] [4]
Biography
Jaber was born in 1958 in Bint Jbeil in southern Lebanon. She studied at the Lebanese University and at the Lebanese National Conservatory of Music. She wrote a weekly column in al-Quds al-Arabi (London) for over twenty years and was also a contributor to the Lebanese newspaper al-Safir, writing on arts and culture.[5] [6]
In addition to writing, she was a visual artist and singer and has performed concerts internationally including in Egypt and Italy.
Jaber has three adult children, all of whom live in the United States.[7] She lived in Beirut.
Selected works
Short story collection
- Lā ʼaḥad yuḍīʻu fī bayrūt (No one gets lost in Beirut), 2016
Poetry collections
- ʻArūḍ al-ḥadīqa (The garden's prosody), 2011
- Lā ʼaḵwāt lī (I have no sisters), 2009
- Jamīʻ ʻasbābinā (All of our reasons), 2006
- Sātān ʼabyaḍ (White satin), 2002
- Ṯumma ʼinnanī mašḡūla (Also, I'm busy), 2000
- ʻAstaʻaddu lil-ʻašāʼ (I'm getting ready for dinner), 1999
- ʼUmūr basīṭa (Simple matters), 1997
- Mizāj ḵāsir (A losing mood), 1995
- Ṭaqs al-ẓullām (Ritual of darkness), 1994
Notes and References
- Web site: مبتدا. 2021-05-11. وفاة الأديبة والشاعرة اللبنانية عناية جابر. 2021-05-11. www.mobtada.com. ar.
- Web site: Banipal (UK) Magazine of Modern Arab Literature - Contributors - Inaya Jaber. www.banipal.co.uk. 2018-04-29.
- News: اللبنانية عناية جابر… قصائد المزاج وغواية الجسد والكلام. Fawaz. Ali Hussein. 2015-09-30. القدس العربي Alquds Newspaper. 2018-04-29. en-us. Lebanese Inaya Jaber .. Poems of mood, seduction of the body, and speech.
- Web site: La traducción: Inaya Jaber. Toledo. Julio César. 2010-02-08. circulodepoesia.com. es-MX. 2018-04-30.
- Web site: عناية جابر. www.abjjad.com. Inaya Jaber. 2018-04-29.
- Jaber. Inaya. March–April 2018. Translated by Karen McNeil and Miled Faiza. I have the right to be a stranger. World Literature Today. 92. 2. 18–19. 10.7588/worllitetoda.92.2.0018 . 166075393 .
- News: فنجان ثقافة حوار مع الاعلامية الشاعرة الفنانة عناية جابر لبنان. Antone. Ibtissam. 2012-03-06. الغزال al-Ghazal. 2018-04-29. A Cup of Culture: Interview with Lebanese poet, writer and media personality Inaya Jaber.
