Etel Adnan

Etel Adnan

Actor · Director · Writer

Beirut, Lebanon
February 24, 1925

Biography

Etel Adnan was 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.

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Representative Works

A Letter from Beirut
A Letter from Beirut
6.8
/ French
Lebanon in a Whirlwind
Lebanon in a Whirlwind
6.0
/ French
Etel Adnan: Words in Exile
Etel Adnan: Words in Exile
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/ Greek
Etel Adnan: Undying Colours
Etel Adnan: Undying Colours
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/ Greek
Axis of Light
Axis of Light
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/ English
One Dollar a Day
One Dollar a Day
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/ French
P.S. Beirut, Chapter One
P.S. Beirut, Chapter One
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/ English
Motion
Motion
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/ English
Ismyrna
Ismyrna
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/ French
I See Infinite Distance Between Any Point and Another
I See Infinite Distance Between Any Point and Another
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/ English
Adnan Being and Time
Adnan Being and Time
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Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

A Letter from Beirut
1978Nominee

Best Writing

A Letter from Beirut

Lebanon in a Whirlwind
1975Nominee

Best Performance

Lebanon in a Whirlwind

Etel Adnan: Words in Exile
2008Nominee

Best Performance

Etel Adnan: Words in Exile

Career Highlights

Axis of Light
2011Highlight

Best Performance

Axis of Light

One Dollar a Day
2016Highlight

Best Writing

One Dollar a Day

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