Marie Seurat
Born
Marie Maamar Bachi

(1949-01-26) 26 January 1949
Aleppo, Syria
NationalitySyrian
Known forwriter
SpouseMichel Seurat (m.1973—1986; his death)

Marie Maamar Seurat (née. Bachi, 26 January 1949) is a Syrian novelist.

Life

Marie Maamar Bachi was born on 26 January 1949 in Aleppo. Her father was a farmer. From 1965 she studied graphic arts at Oxford and then she moved to the United States. In 1973 she met Michel Seurat in Beirut.[1] She married the sociologist and researcher at the CNRS who is kidnapped May 22, 1985 in Beirut by the Islamic Jihad Organization. The death of her husband was announced on March 5, 1986.[2] Following these events she wrote the book The Crows of Aleppo, where she denounced the hypocrisy of politics.[3]

Publications

  • The Crows of Aleppo, Collection Folio, Gallimard, 1988, 253 p. ( ISBN 2-07-038167-6 )
  • One so close East
  • A shooting star, the broken fate of Asmahane
  • My Kingdom of Wind, Memories of Hester Stanhope

References

  1. ↑ Ekchajzer, François. "Sur Arte, Marie Seurat retrouve Damas et son passé". Télérama. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  2. ↑ Ficatier, Julia. "Marie Seurat a gardé l'amour de la vie". La Croix. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  3. ↑ Raizon, Dominique. "Marie Seurat s'en prend au juge Bruguière". rfi. Retrieved 29 July 2017.


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