1. Ounsi el-Hajj was a Lebanese poet, journalist, and translator.
15 Facts About Ounsi el-Hajj
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Ounsi el-Hajj began a professional career in journalism in 1956, as director of the cultural page at Al Hayat newspaper.
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Ounsi el-Hajj then moved to An Nahar newspaper where he was responsible for the editing of non-political content and expanded the daily cultural column into a daily full page spread.
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Besides his permanent position at An Nahar, Ounsi el-Hajj held the editor-in-chief position at several magazines including Al Hasnaa magazine in 1966 and Annahar al Arabi wal Duwali between 1977 and 1989.
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In 1957, Ounsi el-Hajj contributed along with Yusuf Al-Khal and Ali Ahmad Said Esber AKA Adunis to the foundation of the poetry magazine Shi'r.
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Ounsi el-Hajj published numerous works of poetry and books between 1960 and 1994.
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Ounsi el-Hajj published a book of three volumes of essays entitled Words, Words, Words as well as a book of two volumes of philosophical musings and aphorisms entitled Khawatem.
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Ounsi el-Hajj's works have been translated into a number of languages including English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Finnish, and Armenian.
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In 1992, Ounsi el-Hajj became Editor-in-chief of An Nahar, a post previously held by his father Louis El-Hage.
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Ounsi el-Hajj held this position until September 2003 after which he acted as a consultant to the Board of Editors.
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Ounsi el-Hajj helped found the newspaper Al Akhbar in 2006, where he became the newspapers leading columnist and editorial consultant.
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Ounsi el-Hajj wrote a weekly prose column and weekly commentary that ran in the Saturday edition.
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Ounsi el-Hajj was the son of journalist and translator Louis El Hage, and of Marie Akl, from Kaitouli, Jezzine.
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When interviewed about his life, Ounsi el-Hajj once replied in characteristic humility:.
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Ounsi el-Hajj died on 18 February 2014 after an extended illness.