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In Beirut, Habib Abdulrab Sarori is 'in search of lost Lebanese time'

Currently in Lebanon for a residency at the International House of Writers in Beirut, the Franco-Yemeni novelist and computer scientist discusses his literary and scientific worlds, his strong connection to Lebanon, and his nostalgia for the modern Yemen of the last century.

In Beirut, Habib Abdulrab Sarori is 'in search of lost Lebanese time'

Habib Abdulrab Sarori. (Credit: Mohammad Yassin/L'OLJ)

Round, blue glasses encircle his watchful eyes... And the bohemian look, in a black jacket with Parisian tourist motifs worn over a T-shirt printed with a phrase by the Abbasid poet Maari, all complemented by a matching hat and scarf. Just by looking at him, you can see Habib Abdulrab Sarori's dual identity as a scientist and a literary figure on full display — his dual Arab and Francophone culture, his blend of Cartesian spirit and creative whimsy.He's a computer scientist, a researcher specializing in artificial intelligence, and an emeritus professor at the University of Rouen in France on one hand, and on the other, a novelist, essayist, and poet of Arabic language in Yemen, his native country. Sarori claims to owe his rich journey "to books from Lebanon" into which he delved during his adolescence.Meeting at the...
Round, blue glasses encircle his watchful eyes... And the bohemian look, in a black jacket with Parisian tourist motifs worn over a T-shirt printed with a phrase by the Abbasid poet Maari, all complemented by a matching hat and scarf. Just by looking at him, you can see Habib Abdulrab Sarori's dual identity as a scientist and a literary figure on full display — his dual Arab and Francophone culture, his blend of Cartesian spirit and creative whimsy.He's a computer scientist, a researcher specializing in artificial intelligence, and an emeritus professor at the University of Rouen in France on one hand, and on the other, a novelist, essayist, and poet of Arabic language in Yemen, his native country. Sarori claims to owe his rich journey "to books from Lebanon" into which he delved during his adolescence.Meeting at...
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