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Biography
Wajdi Mouawad, OC, is a Lebanese-Canadian writer, actor, and director. He is known in Canadian and French theatre for politically engaged works such as the acclaimed play Incendies (2003). His works often revolve around family trauma, war, and the betrayal of youth. Since April 2016, Mouawad has been the director of the Théâtre national de la Colline in Paris.
Awards & recognition
- European Dramatist Award · 2021
- Grand prix de littérature dramatique · 2019
- Knight of the National Order of Quebec · 2010
- Grand prix du théâtre · 2009
- honorary doctorate at École Normale Supérieure de Lyon · 2009
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- Governor General's Literary Awards · 2000
- Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
- Officer of the Order of Canada
