Joyce Mansour

Joyce Mansour
Born
Joyce Patricia Adès

(1928-07-25)25 July 1928
Bowden, England
Died27 August 1986(1986-08-27) (aged 58)
Paris, France
NationalityEgyptian-French
Known forPoetry
MovementSurrealism

Joyce Mansour nee Joyce Patricia Adès, (25 July 1928 – 27 August 1986), was an Egyptian-French author, notable as a surrealist poet. She became the best known surrealist female poet, author of 16 books of poetry, as well as a number of important prose and theatre pieces.