Soraya Antonius

Soraya Antonius
Born(1932-11-04)November 4, 1932
Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine
DiedJanuary 12, 2017(2017-01-12) (aged 84)
Beirut, Lebanon
EducationSlade School of Fine Art
OccupationsAuthor, journalist, editor, publisher, curator, filmmaker
Parents

Soraya Antonius (November 4, 1932 – January 12, 2017) was a Palestinian author, journalist, editor, publisher, curator and filmmaker.[1][2]

Life and career

Soraya Antonius was born on November 4, 1932, in Jerusalem, then the capital of Mandatory Palestine.[3] She was the only child of the Lebanese author and diplomat George Antonius, and the socialite, hostess, and philanthropist Katy Nimr.[4] After attending Cheltenham Ladies' College in Gloucestershire, England, and the Slade School of Fine Art in London, she lived for many years in Beirut, Lebanon.

In Beirut she worked as a journalist, editor, publisher, and curator. A founding member of the Fifth of June Society, organized to educate journalists and the general public about Palestine,[5] she wrote and produced a documentary film about the Palestinian revolution, Resistance – Why? (1971), directed by Christian Ghazi. She was also the author of two novels, The Lord (1986) and Where the Jinn Consult (1987).[4][6][7]

Antonius died on January 12, 2017, in Beirut.[3]

Publications

  • Antonius, Soraya (1987). Where the Jinn Consult. London: Hamish Hamilton. ISBN 9780241123676.[8][9]
  • Antonius, Soraya (1988). The Lord (1st American ed.). New York City, NY: H. Holt. ISBN 9780805004779.[10][11][12][13][14][15]

References

  1. ^ Osheroff, Eli (March 2026). "Eli Osheroff spotlight: Soraya Antonius's Arab Awakening". Jacob Robinson Institute.
  2. ^ "Palestinian Arabs forgotten, people makes selves felt". The Sun Times. Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada. July 8, 1970. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b "ثريا أنطونيوس Obituary". Khoolood (in Arabic). January 12, 2017. Retrieved March 10, 2026.
  4. ^ a b Bar-Yosef, Eitan; Osheroff, Eli (January 2, 2024). "Soraya Antonius's Arab awakening: Palestinian identity, activism, and Anglophone literature". Contemporary Levant. 9 (1): 50–67. doi:10.1080/20581831.2024.2348920. ISSN 2058-1831.
  5. ^ Slonim, Reuben (December 1, 1969). "Middle East today... a view from both sides". Finger Lakes Times. Geneva, New York. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Colla, Elliot (December 5, 2025). "This classic Palestinian novel unearths a largely ignored history". The Washington Post.
  7. ^ Dabbagh, Selma (November 14, 2025). "Soraya Antonius's Portrait of a Lost Palestine". The Paris Review. Retrieved December 21, 2025.
  8. ^ Dalrymple, William (March 10, 2026). "Shades of Beak Street". Literary Review.
  9. ^ Williams, Ian (October 30, 1987). "Where typing killed the sounds of guns". The Independent. London, Greater London, England. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "The Lord". New York Review Books. December 2, 2025. Retrieved March 10, 2026.
  11. ^ Ellison, Jane (March 26, 1986). "New Novels". Evening Standard (book review). London, Greater London, England. p. 23.
  12. ^ Hodge Hall, Barbara (February 14, 1988). "Antonius' 'The Lord' lacks focus". The Anniston Star (book review). Anniston, Alabama. p. 34 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Stace, Christopher (April 11, 1986). "Recent Fiction". The Daily Telegraph (book review). London, Greater London, England. p. 13.
  14. ^ Richards, Jeffrey (March 20, 1988). "Fiction that's fresh, fiction that's flat". The News and Observer (book review). Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 80 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ Connelly, Bridget (April 24, 1988). "Miss Alice and the Palestinians". The Los Angeles Times (book review). p. 318.
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