Abla Farhoud

Happiness Is Fleeting

Übersetzer: Woodsworth, Judith Weisz

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Produktbeschreibung

This is the story of Dounia, a Lebanese woman who struggles with her new life in Quebec. Isolated by language and cultural barriers, she nevertheless has the resilience and strength of character to evoke both the tragic and joyful moments of her family life.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Les Presses de l'Universite d'Ottawa/University of Ottawa Press
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. August 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780776642598
• ISBN-10: 0776642596
• Artikelnr.: 73541745

Autorenporträt

Born in Lebanon in 1945, Abla Farhoud immigrated to Canada in 1951. She later moved back to Lebanon and spent some time in France. She studied theatre at the Université du Québec à Montréal and wrote several plays. In 1998, she published her first novel, Le bonheur a la queue glissante, for which she was awarded the Prix France-Québec - Philippe Rossillon. A number of acclaimed novels followed. Abla Farhoud passed away in 2021. She is survived by her children--musician Mathieu Farhoud-Dionne, also known as Chafiik, and singer-songwriter Alecka Farhoud.