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Etel Adnanborn 24 February 1925 in Beirut,Lebanonis a Lebanese-Americanpoet, essayist, and visual artist. In2003, Adnan was named "arguablythe most celebrated andaccomplished Arab Americanauthor writing today" by theacademic journal MELUS: Multi-Ethnic Literature of the UnitedStates.Besides her literary output, Adnancontinues to produce visual worksin a variety of media, such as oilpaintings, films and tapestries,which have been exhibited atgalleries across the world.She lives in Paris and Sausalito,California.LifeEtel Adnan was born in 1925 inBeirut, Lebanon. Adnan's motherwas a Christian Greek from Smyrnaand her father was Muslim Syrianand a petty officer.Though she grewup speaking Greek and Turkish in aprimarily Arabic-speaking society,she was educated at Frenchconvent schools and Frenchbecame the language in which herearly work was first written. Shealso studied English in her youth,and most of her later work hasbeen first written in this language.At 24, Adnan traveled to Pariswhere she received a degree inphilosophy from the University ofParis.She then traveled to theUnited States where she continuedgraduate studies at the Universityof California, Berkeley and atHarvard University.From 1952 to1978, she taught philosophy of artat the Dominican University ofCalifornia in San Rafael. She hasalso lectured at many universitiesthroughout the United States.Adnan returned from the US toLebanon and worked as a journalistand cultural editor for Al-Safa(newspaper0, a French-languagenewspaper in Beirut. In addition,she also helped build the culturalsection of the newspaper,occasionally contributing cartoonsand illustrations. Her tenure at Al-Safa was most notable for herfront-page editorials, commentingon the important political issues ofthe day.In her later years, Adnan began toopenly identify as lesbian.
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Etel Adnan
born 24 February 1925 in Beirut,
Lebanonis a Lebanese-American
poet, essayist, and visual artist. In
2003, Adnan was named "arguably
the most celebrated and
accomplished Arab American
author writing today" by the
academic journal MELUS: Multi-
Ethnic Literature of the United
States.
Besides her literary output, Adnan
continues to produce visual works
in a variety of media, such as oil
paintings, films and tapestries,
which have been exhibited at
galleries across the world.
She lives in Paris and Sausalito,
California.
Life
Etel Adnan was born in 1925 in
Beirut, Lebanon. Adnan's mother
was a Christian Greek from Smyrna
and her father was Muslim Syrian
and a petty officer.Though she grew
up speaking Greek and Turkish in a
primarily Arabic-speaking society,
she was educated at French
convent schools and French
became the language in which her
early work was first written. She
also studied English in her youth,
and most of her later work has
been first written in this language.
At 24, Adnan traveled to Paris
where she received a degree in
philosophy from the University of
Paris.She then traveled to the
United States where she continued
graduate studies at the University
of California, Berkeley and at
Harvard University.From 1952 to
1978, she taught philosophy of art
at the Dominican University of
California in San Rafael. She has
also lectured at many universities
throughout the United States.
Adnan returned from the US to
Lebanon and worked as a journalist
and cultural editor for Al-Safa
(newspaper0, a French-language
newspaper in Beirut. In addition,
she also helped build the cultural
section of the newspaper,
occasionally contributing cartoons
and illustrations. Her tenure at Al-
Safa was most notable for her
front-page editorials, commenting
on the important political issues of
the day.
In her later years, Adnan began to
openly identify as lesbian.
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