Sahar Mandour (born 1977) is a 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, 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, 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.
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