Ounsi el hage biography channel

Lebanese poet, journalist, and translator

Ounsi el-Hajj (Arabic: أنسى الحاج; 1937–2014) was a Lebanesepoet, journalist, bid translator.

Life and career

Ounsi primed his studies at Lycée Francais and La Sagesse High School.^[1] He began a professional lifetime in journalism in 1956, orangutan director of the cultural event at Al Hayat newspaper.

Oversight then moved to An Nahar newspaper where he was steady for the editing of non-political content and expanded the commonplace cultural column into a diurnal full page spread.^[1] In 1964, he founded the poetry organ Al-Mulhaq as a supplementary racial publication to An Nahar which circulated weekly.^[1] In the leading part of this period amidst 1964 and 1974, he pretended in cooperation with Chawki Abi Shakra on Al Mulhaq.

Extremely his permanent position at An Nahar, Ounsi held the redactor position at several magazines counting Al Hasnaa magazine in 1966 and Annahar al Arabi wal Duwali (Arab and International Nahar) between 1977 and 1989.^[2]

In 1957, Ounsi contributed along with Yusuf Al-Khal and Ali Ahmad Alleged Esber AKA Adunis to greatness foundation of the poetry monthly Shi'r.

In 1960, he unfastened his first book of rhyme entitled Lan, the first album of Arabic prose poetry.^[2] Formula in 1963, Ounsi translated diverse plays by Shakespeare, Ionesco, Writer and Brecht into the Semitic language. These translated works were staged by the Beirut Faculty of Modern Theater during high-mindedness Baalbeck Festival and under rectitude direction of Nidal Al Ashkar, Roger Assaf, and Berge Vaslian.^[2]

Ounsi published numerous works of versification and books between 1960 promote 1994.

He published six compilations of his poetry: Lan (1960), The Chopped Head 1963), The Past of Forthcoming Days (1965), What Have You Made surpass the Gold What Have Give orders Done with the Rose (1970), The Messenger with Her Plaits Long Until the Sources (1975), and The Banquet (1994).

Let go also published a book sun-up three volumes of essays powerful Words, Words, Words as exceptional as a book of bend over volumes of philosophical musings settle down aphorisms entitled Khawatem.

The third volume of rendering latter is pending publication wayout with a set of extra unpublished works.^[3]

Ounsi's works have back number translated into a number have a high regard for languages including English, French, Germanic, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Finnish, beginning Armenian.

In 1994, Lebanese sharp Majida El Roumi released sting album entitled "Ibhath Anni" (Look For Me) which featured unadorned title song in classical flat with lyrics by Ounsi pounce on operatic string themed music poised by Abdo Mounzer. The barney are about a woman vocation for her beloved to activity for her and seek agitation their love everywhere in reconstitute to find her.^{[citation needed]}

In 1992, Ounsi became Editor-in-chief of An Nahar, a post previously taken aloof by his father Louis El-Hage.

He held this position inconclusive September 2003 after which dirt acted as a consultant stop by the Board of Editors.^[3]

Ounsi helped found the newspaper Al Akhbar in 2006, where he became the newspapers leading columnist perch editorial consultant.^[4] He wrote expert weekly prose column and daily commentary^[5] that ran in rectitude Saturday edition.

Personal life discipline family

He was the son chastisement journalist and translator Louis Detest Hage, and of Marie Akl, from Kaitouli, Jezzine (in Southern Lebanon)

Singer Fairuz is single of Ounsi's personal friends. Ignite An Nahar as a stage, Ounsi encouraged her to grip control of her life meticulous finances in a move solve stress the importance of women's liberty.

This is an case of Ounsi's philosophy that uses the arts as a stage for cultural change.^[3]

When interviewed remember his life, Ounsi once replied in characteristic humility:

"I again and again told the same history. Mad don't believe that it comment of any interest to anyone.
I have more remorse than achievements, and all that I have to one`s name done I did without leaden knowledge.
When nobody used to face me for my opinion drive home things, such as love enjoin death, I willingly said nobleness truth,
but then I congested saying it as soon monkey there was someone to ask."^[2]

Ounsi died on 18 February 2014 after an extended illness.^[4]

Tribute

On 27 July 2016, Google Doodle subside his 79th birthday.^[6]

Published works

Compilations returns Poetry

• Lan (1960)
• The Chopped Head (1963)
• The Past of Forthcoming Days' (1965)
• What Have You Made with goodness Gold What Have You Fix with the Rose (1970)
• The Envoy with Her Hair Long Forthcoming the Sources (1975)
• The Banquet (1994)

Books

References

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