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Vénus Khoury-Ghata
Lebanese writer and poet (1937–2026).
The record
Vénus Khoury-Ghata was a Lebanese writer and poet. Born on 23 December 1936 in Bikfaya, Khoury-Ghata died on 28 January 2026 in 15th arrondissement of Paris at the age of 89.
Honours include Prix Guillaume Apollinaire, Mallarmé Prize and Grand prix de poésie de la SGDL, among 13 recorded.
With a Wikipedia article in 20 languages, Vénus Khoury-Ghata is No. 87,364 in the People and Position Index.
- Born
- 23 December 1936, Bikfaya
- Died
- 28 January 2026, 15th arrondissement of Paris (aged 89)
- Country
- France
- Known as
- Poet, novelist, writer
- Field
- Literature
- Languages
- French, Arabic
- Children
- 1
- Wikipedia editions
- 20
Did you know
89
Lived to 89.
23 Dec
Shares a birthday with Akihito and Helmut Schmidt.
3
One of 3 people in the Index born in Bikfaya, with Amine Gemayel.
20
Has a Wikipedia article in 20 languages.
Computed from the Index and Wikidata.
Connections
Vénus Khoury-Ghata
- SiblingMay Menassa
- ChildYasmine Ghata
Honours and works
Awards
- Prix Guillaume Apollinaire1980
- Mallarmé Prize1987
- Grand prix de poésie de la SGDL1993
- Prix Jules-Janin2005
- Grand Prix de Poésie2009
- Prix Goncourt de la Poésie2011
- Pierrette Micheloud Poetry Prize2012
- Renaudot du livre de poche Prize2015
- Commander of the Legion of Honour2017
- Prix Geneviève-Moll de la biographie2017
- Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres2022
- Laureate of the Consistori del Gay Saber2022
- Grand Officer of the National Order of Merit2023
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