Hilal Chouman

Hilal Chouman (Arabic: هلال شومان) (born 1982) is a Lebanese novelist and writer. He was born in Beirut and studied communications and electronics engineering at Jâmi'at Bâyrut Al-Arabiya. He then obtained an MSc in aerospace communication systems and satellite communications. He now lives and works in Toronto. Chouman has written four novels in Arabic: Stories of Sleep (2008) Napolitana (2010) Limbo Beirut (2012) - translated by Anna Ziajka Stanton and nominated for the PEN Translation Prize (...