Bassam Hajjar
Bassam Hajjar | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 1, 1955 |
| Died | February 17, 2009 (aged 54) |
Resting place | Sidon, Lebanon |
| Alma mater | Lebanese University |
| Occupations | Poet, translator, literary critic |
Bassam Hajjar ((January 1, 1955 – February 17, 2009) was a Lebanese translator, poet, and literary critic. His works include Preoccupations of a Calm Man (1980) and he translated the works of Jacques Derrida among others.[1] He was also a contributor to Al-Mustaqbal, a weekly newspaper.[1]
For literary scholar Huda Fakhreddine, his prose poem "becomes a reader-ly text" and "an exercise in creative reading."[2]
References
- 1 2 "Bassam Hajjar, Lebanon". Festival Internacional de Poesia de Medellin. Retrieved May 12, 2026.
- ↑ Fakhreddine, Huda J. (2021). The Arabic Prose Poem: Poetic Theory and Practice. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. pp. 6, 257. ISBN 9781474474986.