Hilal Chouman

Hilal Chouman (Arabic: هلال شومان) (born 1982) is a Lebanese novelist and writer. He was born in Beirut and studied communications and electronics engineering at Jâmi'at Bâyrut Al-Arabiya. He then obtained an MSc in aerospace communication systems and satellite communications. He now lives and works in Toronto.

Chouman has written four novels in Arabic: * ''Stories of Sleep'' (2008) * ''Napolitana'' (2010) * ''Limbo Beirut'' (2012) - translated by Anna Ziajka Stanton and nominated for the PEN Translation Prize (2017) and the Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize (2017) * ''Once Upon a Time, Tomorrow'' (2016) Provided by Wikipedia