Syrian poet, novelist Colette Khoury passed away

The Syrian poet and novelist Colette Khoury passed away at the age of 95, leaving behind a prominent literary legacy in Syrian novels and stories.

Syrian poet, novelist Colette Khoury passed away
10 April, 2026   15:52
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Syrian novelist and writer Colette Khoury, born in Damascus in 1931, passed away at the age of 95.

Colette Khoury; the granddaughter of former Prime Minister Fares Khoury, was considered a pioneer of the modern Syrian novel, and she wrote in Arabic, French, and English.

She began publishing articles at a young age, with her first published work, "Twenty Years," appearing in 1957.

She also published several literary works addressing national, humanitarian, and women's issues, including "Damascus, My Big Home" and "An Invitation to Quneitra," as well as biographies of her grandfather, Fares Khoury, most notably "The Papers of Fares Khoury" and "Summer Has Passed."

Among her most prominent works are short story collections such as "Woman," "My Long Short Stories and Pages from Memory," and the "My Fingers Will Touch the Sun" series, published in 1962.