Etel Adnan
Known for
Acting
Born
February 24, 1925
Birthplace
Beirut, Lebanon
Died
November 14, 2021 (aged 96)
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.
Best known work
Lebanon in a Whirlwind
1975
A Letter from Beirut
1978
Axis of Light
2011
Etel Adnan: Words in Exile
2008
P.S. Beirut, Chapter One
2008
Ismyrna
2016
Adnan Being and Time
2025
I See Infinite Distance Between Any Point and Another
2012
Etel Adnan: Undying Colours
2026
Motion
2012Filmography
2026
2025
2016
Ismyrnaas Herself
2016
One Dollar a DayWriter
2012
2012
MotionDirector, Cinematography
2011
2008
Etel Adnan: Words in Exileas Self, Writer
2008
P.S. Beirut, Chapter OneWriter
1978
A Letter from BeirutWriter
1975
Lebanon in a Whirlwindas Self