Wajdi Mouawad
Wajdi Mouawad | |
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| Native name | وجدي معوض |
| Born | 16 October 1968 Deir al-Qamar, Lebanon |
| Occupation | Actor, playwright, writer, director, screenwriter, guitarist, drummer, director |
| Nationality | Lebanese |
| Notable awards | Knight of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
Officer of the Order of Canada Governor General's Literary Award (2000) Grand Prize for Theater (French Academy) (2009) Knight of the National Order of Quebec (2010) |
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Wajdi Mouawad, OC, (Arabic: وجدي معوض; born 1968) 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.