List of Assyrian writers
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The following is a list of Assyrian writers:
- Alphonse MinganaAlphonse MinganaAlphonse Mingana; was an Assyrian theologian, historian, Syriacist, orientalist and a former priest who is best known for collecting and preserving the Mingana Collection of ancient Middle Eastern manuscripts at Birmingham...
1878-1937 - AphrahatAphrahatAphrahat was a Syriac-Christian author of the 4th century from the Adiabene region of Northern Mesopotamia, which was within the Persian Empire, who composed a series of twenty-three expositions or homilies on points of Christian doctrine and practice...
270-345 - George LamsaGeorge LamsaGeorge M. Lamsa was an Assyrian author. He was born in Mar Bishu in what is now the extreme east of Turkey. A native Aramaic speaker, he translated the Aramaic Peshitta Old and New Testaments into English.-History and views:Lamsa was a member of the Assyrian Church of the East...
, The Secret of the Near East (1923), The Oldest Christian People (1926) - IamblichusIamblichus of ChalcisIamblichus, also known as Iamblichus Chalcidensis, was an Assyrian Neoplatonist philosopher who determined the direction taken by later Neoplatonic philosophy...
245-325 - Ivan KakovitchIvan KakovitchIvan Kakovitch was an Assyrian author, journalist, professor, and a nationalist leader. He is most notably known for writing the Assyrian manifesto and the novel Mount Semele....
, (1933-2006) Mount Semele (2001) - Khalil GibranKhalil GibranKhalil Gibran Jubrān Khalīl Jubrān,Jibrān Khalīl Jibrān, or Jibrān Xalīl Jibrān; Arabic , January 6, 1883 – April 10, 1931) also known as Kahlil Gibran, was a Lebanese American artist, poet, and writer...
1883-1931, The Prophet (1923), The Garden of The Prophet (1933) - Lucian of Samosata
- Yuhanon QashishoYuhanon QashishoYuhanon Qashisho was a praised Assyrian author and poet. He is known in the Assyrian community as one of the greatest Assyrian writer in the past century. His writings created a power base from which many Assyrian political and cultural movements in Syria and Lebanon have emerged in the late 20th...
1918-2001 - Publilius SyrusPublilius SyrusPublilius Syrus, a Latin writer of maxims, flourished in the 1st century BC. He was a Syrian who was brought as a slave to Italy, but by his wit and talent he won the favor of his master, who freed and educated him....
- Rosie Malek-YonanRosie Malek-YonanRosie Malek-Yonan is an Assyrian actress, author, director, public figure and human rights activist.-Early life:Born in Tehran, Iran, Rosie Malek-Yonan is a descendant of one of the oldest and most prominent Assyrian families, tracing her Assyrian roots back nearly 11 centuries...
, The Crimson Field (2005) - Sargon BoulusSargon BoulusSargon Boulus was an Iraqi-Assyrian poet and short story writer.He was born in Habbaniyah, Iraq. In 1967, he left for Beirut, where he worked as a journalist and a translator. He later emigrated to the United States, and from 1968 lived in San Francisco. He studied comparative literature at the...
- Terrence MalickTerrence MalickTerrence Frederick Malick is a U.S. film director, screenwriter, and producer. In a career spanning almost four decades, Malick has directed five feature films....
, The New World (2005), The Thin Red Line (1998), Days of Heaven (1978), Badlands (1973) - Thea HaloThea HaloThea Halo is an American writer and painter of Assyrian and Greek heritage. Born in New York City she is the 8th child of Abraham and Sano Halo. Thea began writing poetry and short-stories in 1992 and in 2000 she published her book Not Even My Name , the memoir of her mother who belonged in...
, Not Even My Name (2000)