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Wadad Makdisi Cortas

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Cortas worked at her alma mater, the Ahliah National School for Girls, for forty years, as a teacher and then for 26 years as principal, before she retired in 1972. She also taught at
58:) was published in Arabic in the 1960s. She translated the memoir into English and updated it in her retirement; the revised version was published posthumously, with a foreword by 192: 284: 289: 168: 146: 114: 130: 44: 40: 248: 279: 207: 193:"A World I Loved: The Story of an Arab Woman, Featuring Vanessa Redgrave, Presented at Columbia Nov. 28-29" 220: 94:. Cortas had a stroke in 1972 with lasting effects; she died in 1979, aged 70 years. Her granddaughter 274: 269: 90:, Emile Cortas, who founded the canning company Cortas. They had four children, including the writer 71: 19:(1909 - 1979) (in Arabic "وداد مقدسي قرطاس") was a Palestinian-Lebanese educator and memoirist. 164: 142: 67: 75: 63: 179: 59: 91: 263: 28: 139:
Postcolonial Memoir in the Middle East: Rethinking the Liminal in Mashriqi Writing
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Wadad Makdisi grew up in an educated family in Beirut, and attended
62:, in 2009. In 2012, a stage adaptation of Cortas's book, starring 115:"Essay: A Mutual Passion for the Middle East, and a Divide" 98:is an actress and playwright in New York City. 8: 249:"Identity Found: On West Side via West Bank" 160:A World I Loved: The Story of an Arab Woman 106: 7: 135:: Some Conclusions, More Beginnings" 285:20th-century Lebanese women writers 221:"The World that Mariam Said Loved" 86:Cortas married a businessman from 14: 180:"World Premiere: A World I Loved" 45:Academie Libanaise des Beaux Arts 29:Ahliah National School for Girls 43:, and was on the board of the 1: 66:, was produced first at the 306: 290:Lebanese women memoirists 182:Brighton Festival (2012). 210:Spoleto Festival (2015). 41:Beirut College for Women 254:(February 9, 2010): C1. 163:(ReadHowYouWant 2010). 141:(Routledge 2012): 185. 131:"Wadad Makdisi Cortas' 157:Wadad Makdisi Cortas, 236:"About Us: Our Story" 74:, and in 2015 at the 226:(December 15, 2012). 198:(November 28, 2012). 17:Wadad Makdisi Cortas 72:Columbia University 208:"A World I Loved" 118:Los Angeles Times 68:Brighton Festival 50:Cortas's memoir, 297: 280:Lebanese writers 255: 247:Felicia R. Lee, 245: 239: 233: 227: 217: 211: 205: 199: 189: 183: 177: 171: 155: 149: 129:Norbert Bugeja, 127: 121: 120:(July 12, 2009). 111: 76:Spoleto Festival 64:Vanessa Redgrave 52:Dunia Ahbab-tuha 305: 304: 300: 299: 298: 296: 295: 294: 260: 259: 258: 246: 242: 234: 230: 218: 214: 206: 202: 190: 186: 178: 174: 156: 152: 133:A World I Loved 128: 124: 112: 108: 104: 84: 60:Nadine Gordimer 56:A World I Loved 37: 25: 12: 11: 5: 303: 301: 293: 292: 287: 282: 277: 272: 262: 261: 257: 256: 252:New York Times 240: 228: 219:Joshua Furst, 212: 200: 191:Adam Hetrick, 184: 172: 150: 122: 105: 103: 100: 92:Mariam C. Said 83: 80: 36: 33: 24: 21: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 302: 291: 288: 286: 283: 281: 278: 276: 273: 271: 268: 267: 265: 253: 250: 244: 241: 237: 232: 229: 225: 222: 216: 213: 209: 204: 201: 197: 194: 188: 185: 181: 176: 173: 170: 169:9781458766724 166: 162: 161: 154: 151: 148: 147:9780415509138 144: 140: 136: 134: 126: 123: 119: 116: 113:Amy Wilentz, 110: 107: 101: 99: 97: 93: 89: 82:Personal life 81: 79: 77: 73: 69: 65: 61: 57: 53: 48: 46: 42: 34: 32: 30: 22: 20: 18: 251: 243: 231: 223: 215: 203: 195: 187: 175: 159: 153: 138: 132: 125: 117: 109: 85: 55: 51: 49: 38: 31:as a child. 26: 16: 15: 275:1979 deaths 270:1909 births 238:Cortas.net. 264:Categories 102:References 96:Najla Said 78:in Italy. 70:, then at 23:Early life 196:Playbill 88:Brummana 224:Forward 167:  145:  35:Career 165:ISBN 143:ISBN 137:in 266:: 47:. 54:(

Index

Ahliah National School for Girls
Beirut College for Women
Academie Libanaise des Beaux Arts
Nadine Gordimer
Vanessa Redgrave
Brighton Festival
Columbia University
Spoleto Festival
Brummana
Mariam C. Said
Najla Said
"Essay: A Mutual Passion for the Middle East, and a Divide"
"Wadad Makdisi Cortas' A World I Loved: Some Conclusions, More Beginnings"
ISBN
9780415509138
A World I Loved: The Story of an Arab Woman
ISBN
9781458766724
"World Premiere: A World I Loved"
"A World I Loved: The Story of an Arab Woman, Featuring Vanessa Redgrave, Presented at Columbia Nov. 28-29"
"A World I Loved"
"The World that Mariam Said Loved"
"About Us: Our Story"
"Identity Found: On West Side via West Bank"
Categories
1909 births
1979 deaths
Lebanese writers
20th-century Lebanese women writers
Lebanese women memoirists

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