Sahar Mandour
{{Short description|Lebanese-Egyptian novelist}}
Life
Sahar Mandour was born in Beirut to a Lebanese mother and Egyptian father. She studied psychology at Saint Joseph University in Beirut, before becoming a journalist.Marcia Lynx Qualey, [https://yourmiddleeast.com/2015/01/28/arab-women-writers-pick-their-favorite-arab-women-writers/ Arab women writers pick their favorite Arab women writers], Your Middle East, 28 January 2015.
Mandour's novel 32 portrayed female friendships in Beirut, caught in "coexistence between bombs and parties".Ben East, [https://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/sahar-mandour-s-novel-32-offers-a-glimpse-into-the-reality-of-life-in-beirut-1.152827 Sahar Mandour’s novel 32 offers a glimpse into the reality of life in Beirut], The National, October 18, 2016.
Works
- sa’arsum najma ‘ala jabīn fīyenā [I’ll Draw a Star on Vienna’s Forehead], Beirut, 2007.
- ḥubb beirūtī [A Beiruti Love], 2009.
- 32, 2010. Translated from the Arabic as 32 by Nicole Fares, 2016.
- mīnā [Mina], 2012.