Renée Hayek

Renée Hayek (Arabic: رينيه الحايك) is a Lebanese writer and novelist. She was born in Sarba and studied philosophy at the Lebanese University in Beirut. She has published a number of books, including short story collections and novels.

One of her short stories, "The Phone Call," has been translated and anthologised in a collection of stories by Lebanese women writers. Two of her recent novels, Prayer for the Family and A Short Life, were longlisted for the Arabic Booker Prize, in 2009 and 2011 respectively.

Selected works Portraits of Forgetfulness (short stories) The Well and the Sky The Land of the Snows Days of Paris Prayer for the Family A Short Life