Mary Towq Ghosh

Mary Towq Ghosh (Arabic: ماري طوق غوش; born 1963) is a Lebanese translator and writer. She is famous for the Arabization of internationally recognized novels, such as Yasunari Kawabata’s "The House of the Sleeping Beauties" and Peter Handke's "The Left-Handed Woman," as well as translated French poems composed by the great Abbas Beydoun and Abdo Wazen. She, too, worked as a writer for a number of Lebanese and Arab newspapers, in which she published short stories and critical articles.

Education In 1990, Mary enrolled in Lebanese University, from which she obtained her bachelor's degree in French literature. Besides, she translated poems composed by renowned poets, such as Abbas Beydoun and Abdo Wazen, into French, as well as screenplays composed by the late Randa Chahal.

In 2017, Abu Dhabi Department of Culture and Tourism launched «Kalima Project for Translation» and displayed many of Mary's literary translations, including, most notably, "Bad Weather" novel by the French writer, Marie NDiaye.

Mary is currently working as a teacher in Byblos District, which is also her city of residence. A chapter from "The Kindly Ones" by Jonathan Littell (translated title: Al-Rahimat), An-Nahar newspaper, Beirut.