Mansour Eid

Mansour Eid (منصور عيد) (1944–2013) was a Lebanese writer, novelist, researcher and poet.

Born in Bteddine El Loqch, a village of the Jezzine district in southern Lebanon on 12 February 1944.

He completed his secondary studies in Our Lady of Mashmoushe School.

He received a degree in Philosophical & Social Studies from Arab Beirut University and a degree in Arabic Literature from the Lebanese University and a PHD degree in Arabic Literature from Saint Joseph University.

He started off his career teaching Arabic language and literature as well as Philosophy in a number of Lebanese schools, until he became a full-time faculty member at Notre Dame University - Louaize, earning the title of Professor and getting appointed the Chairperson of the Social and Behavioral Sciences Department.

His early works mainly consisted of short stories, but then diversified into essays, research and novels (starting with The Phoenix Bird in 1998).

Two of his major research works concerned the Lebanese writers, Boulos Salameh, and Emily Nasrallah.

He also wrote a collection of poems, (The Vineyards' Melodies) which has won the Said Fayad Literary Prize in year 2007.

Dr. Mansour Eid received numerous awards for his novels and research as well as being elected a founding member of the International Committee for teaching Arabic to non-speakers in Yarmouk University Jordan.

He remained in this post until his death in 2013.

After his death, in November 2013, the internal square of the faculty of Humanities at Notre Dame University was named after him (Notre Dame University Commemorates Dr. Mansour Eid), and in July 2014 was inaugurated in Lady of Mashmoushe Monastery a museum dedicated to the authors and poets of the region of Jezzine, holding Dr. Mansour Eid's name.