Alexandre Najjar (born February 5, 1967) is a Lebanese and French writer, lawyer and literary critic. He was born in Beirut and studied at Panthéon-Assas University and University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne. He holds a Doctorate in Business administration and is specialized in banking and finance law. He is the author of more than 30 books translated into more than 12 languages. In addition to poetry and novels, he has written non fiction works like the biography of Khalil Gibran, the author of The Prophet.,[1] a book about the 1936 Summer Olympic Games in Nazi Germany (Berlin 36) and a book about the Arab Spring (Anatomie d'un tyran).
Najjar is also a columnist and critic for L'Orient littéraire, the literary supplement of the Lebanese French-language daily L'Orient-Le Jour. He lives in Paris and Beirut. In 2009, he received the Prix Mediterranee for his book Phenicia and a distinction from the French Academy (L'Académie française), in addition to numerous Lebanese and international awards. He has given lectures in Paris, Poitiers, Perpignan, Marseille, Washington, New York, Mexico, Stockholm, Goteborg, Ireland, Italy, Moscow, Frankfurt, Berlin, Leipzig, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates and other countries/cities.
Najjar's works have been translated into more than 12 languages :
"Le Syndrome de Beyrouth", Plon, 2021.
"Harry et Franz ", Plon, 2018.
"Mimosa ", Les Escales, 2017.
"Dictionnaire amoureux du Liban", Plon, 2014.
"Les Anges de Millesgarden", Gallimard, 2013.
"Kadicha", novel, Plon, September 2011.
"Anatomie d'un tyran : Mouammar Kadhafi", Actes Sud/L'orient des livres, 2011.
"Sur les traces de Gibran", essay, Dergham, 2011.
"Un goût d'éternité", poems, Dergham, 2011.
"L'enfant terrible", biography, ed. L'Orient-Le Jour, 2010.
"Haïti, suivi de : Aller simple pour la mort", poems, Dergham, 2010.
Berlin 36, a novel that tells the story of African American runner Jesse Owens, particularly during the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Plon (publisher), 2010.
"Pour la francophonie", essay, Dar An-Nahar, 2008.
"Un amour infini", poems, Dergham, 2008.
Phénicia, novel, Plon, 2008 (ISBN 2-259-20384-1). Prix Méditerranée 2009;Pocket n°14029.
Le Silence du ténor, Plon, 2006 (ISBN 2-259-20383-3); Ed. La Table ronde, n°276. available in English under the title : The School of War (Telegram).
Awraq Joubrania, Dar an-Nahar, Beirut, 2006 (in Arabic)
La Passion de lire, Librairie Antoine, 2005
Saint Jean-Baptiste, biography, Pygmalion, 2005 (ISBN 2-85704-854-8)
Le Roman de Beyrouth, novel, Plon, 2005 (ISBN 2-266-16499-6); Pocket, n°13070.
Le Mousquetaire, Zo d'Axa (1864–1930), biography, Balland, 2004, (ISBN 2-7158-1479-8)
De Gaulle et le Liban, essay, II vol., Ed. Terre du Liban :
Khalil Gibran, biography, Pygmalion, 2002 (ISBN 2-85704-777-0); J'ai Lu n°7841. Available in English (Telegram).
Lady Virus, thriller, Balland, 2002 (ISBN 2-253-08793-9), and Livre de Poche.
Le Crapaud, play, FMA, 2001 -
Le Procureur de l'Empire, Ernest Pinard (1822–1909), biography, Balland, 2001 (ISBN 2-7158-1350-3), published by La Table ronde under the title : "Le Censeur de Baudelaire" (2010).
Khiam, poems, Dar An-Nahar, 2000.
Athina, novel, Grasset, 2000.
L'école de la guerre, Balland, 1999 (ISBN 2-7103-2844-5); La Table ronde, n°242. Available in English under the title : The School of war (Telegram).
L'Astronome, novel, Grasset, 1997
Les Exilés du Caucase, novel, Grasset, 1995 (ISBN 2-246-50121-0)
Pérennité de la littérature libanaise d'expression française, essay, éd. Anthologie,1993
Comme un aigle en dérive, short stories, Publisud, 1993
La honte du survivant, short stories, Naaman, 1989
À quoi rêvent les statues?, poems, éd. Anthologie,1989
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