Salah Stétié

poet, writer and Lebanese diplomat

Salah Stétié (Arabic: صلاح ستيتية) (28 September 1929 – 19 May 2020) was a Lebanese writer, diplomat, translator and poet. He wrote in the French language. He also worked in many diplomatic positions for Lebanon in countries such as Morocco and France.[1] Stetie chose to write in French because he believed that the Arabic language was outdated.[2] He was born in Beirut.

Salah Stétié en 2013.

Stétié died in Paris on 19 May 2020 at the age of 90.[3]

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  1. "Salah Stétié : Sa biographie". Archived from the original on 2004-08-26. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
  2. "Qantara.de - Dialogue with the Islamic World |". En.qantara.de. 2019-11-24. Retrieved 2020-05-20.[permanent dead link]
  3. "Salah Stétié est décédé à Paris". L'Orient-Le Jour. 20 May 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2020.