Leilah Mahi

Leïlah Mahi (September 1890, Beyrouth, Lebanon – 12 August 1932, Paris) was a French writer.[1]

Leïlah Mahi
Columbarium memorial, Pere Lachaise
Mahi's grave
BornSeptember 1890
Beyrouth, Lebanon
Died12 August 1932
Paris, France
Resting placePère Lachaise Cemetery
OccupationWriter
LanguageFrench
Notable worksEn Marge du Bonheur (1929), La Prêtresse sans Dieu (1931)

Her first work, En Marge du Bonheur (On the Margins of Happiness), was published in 1929. Her second book, La Prêtresse sans Dieu (The Priestess without God) appeared in 1931, the year before her death. Both titles were published by Louis Querelle (26 Rue Cambon, Paris) as numbered, limited edition print runs.

Personal life

Leïlah's death certificate records her as unmarried and gives her domicile as 13 rue Shakespeare, Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, but she actually died at 59 Rue Geoffroy Saint Hillaire, Paris. Her memorial can be found in the columbarium of Père Lachaise Cemetery.[1]

Legacy

French author Didier Blonde's biography of Mahi won the 2015 Prix Renaudot de l'essai.[2]

References

  1. "Leïlah Mahi arrachée à l'oubli". La Règle du Jeu. 2 November 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  2. Vincy Thomas (3 November 2015). "Delphine de Vigan reçoit le Prix Renaudot 2015". livreshebdo.fr (in French). Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  • Blonde, Didier (2015). Leïlah Mahi 1932. Gallimard. ISBN 9782070108336.


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