Etel Adnan (24 February 1925 – 14 November 2021) was a Lebanese-American Feminist writer, poet, essayist, and visual artist.
Honors
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.
Legacy
Besides her literary works, Adnan worked on visual works in a variety of media, such as oil paintings, movies and tapestries, which have been exhibited at galleries across the world.
Personal life
She lived in Paris and Sausalito, California. Adnan openly identifies as lesbian.
Adnan died in Paris on 14 November 2021, at the age of 96.
References
Other websites
Website of Etel Adnan
Translated excerpt from Sitt Marie Rose
Culturebase (in German) Anne Mullin Burnham, Reflections in Women's Eyes, 1994, Saudi Aramco World