Renée Hayek

Renée Hayek (Arabic: رينيه الحايك) is a Lebanese writer and novelist.[1] She was born in Sarba and studied philosophy at the Lebanese University in Beirut. She has published a number of books, including short story collections and novels.

One of her short stories The Phone Call has been translated and anthologised in a collection of stories by Lebanese women writers. Two of her recent novels, Prayer for the Family and A Short Life, were longlisted for the Arabic Booker Prize, in 2009 and 2011 respectively.

Selected works
  • Portraits of Forgetfulness (short stories)
  • The Well and the Sky
  • The Land of the Snows
  • Days of Paris
  • Prayer for the Family
  • A Short Life

References
  1. Profile in IPAF website



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