Layla ʽUssayran

Layla Ussayran (ليلى عسيران, 1934–2007) was a Lebanese novelist.

She was born in Sidon and received a BA in political science from the American University of Beirut. She worked for the Lebanese publisher Dar Al Sayyad. She was also a correspondent for the Egyptian magazine Rose al-Yūsuf. In 1996, she was named a knight in the National Order of the Cedar.

Selected works

 * Lan Namut Ghadan ("We will not die tomorrow") novel (1962)
 * Al-Hiwar al-Akhras ("The mute conversation") novel (1963)
 * AI-Madinah al-Farighah ("The empty city") novel (1966)