Suhayl Idris (1925 – February 19, 2008) was a Lebanese novelist, short-story writer, journalist and translator. Biography Idris studied in Beirut before going on to study in Paris and receive a PhD from Sorbonne. His first collection, Ashwaq, was published in 1947. Idriss returned to Beirut in 1952 where he founded Al Adab, a monthly literary journal that became one of the leading periodicals of its kind. Several of his novels have autobiographical themes, including al-Hayy al-Latini (1954) and al-Khandaq al-ghamiq (1958). Idris also translated many European works, including most of Jean-Paul Sartre and Albert Camus. References 1925 births 2008 deaths University of Paris alumni Writers from Beirut 20th-century Lebanese writers Lebanese translators Translators to Arabic Translators from French 20th-century translators Lebanese magazine founders