Vénus Khoury-Ghata
1937 –
2026
Vénus Khoury-Ghata is a Lebanese writer and the author of many books, including Nettles (Graywolf, 2008); A House at the Edge of Tears (Graywolf, 2005); and She Says (Graywolf, 2003).
Khoury-Ghata’s honors include the Grand Prix de la Société des gens de lettres for Fables pour un people d’argile, the Prix Apollinaire, and the Prix Mallarmé, and she was named a Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur in 2000. Her work has been translated into several languages.
She lived in Paris until her death on January 28, 2026.