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Journalist Dr. Magdi Kamel ElHawary writes : Mary Rose Barbari and the World of Women’s Literature…When Memory Turns into Narrative and Pain into Literature

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Journalist Dr. Magdi Kamel ElHawary writes : Mary Rose Barbari and the World of Women’s Literature…When Memory Turns into Narrative and Pain into Literature

In the world of women’s literature—where human emotions intersect with lived experience—the Lebanese writer Mary Rose Fouad Barbari emerges as a distinct, sincere voice, charged with emotion and awareness. She possesses a rare ability to transform loss into writing and longing into texts that reach the reader’s heart from within.
Beginnings Born of Pain (2018)
Mary Rose entered the literary world in 2018 through the gateway of profound personal experience, with the publication of her first book, “Tales That Make the Heart Weep.”
This work was born out of deep sorrow following the death of her father, Fouad, and came across as a collection of poignant literary letters—blending human narration with emotional confession—placing the reader face to face with loss, stripped of all masks.
This book was not merely a literary debut; it was a declaration of a writer who views writing as an act of resistance against forgetting, and a means of survival through pain.
A Creative Path Expanding in Vision and Identity
Following the success of her first book, the Lebanese author continued her literary journey with successive publications that confirmed the maturity of her experience and the expansion of her creative horizon. Her works were released in the following order:
Tales That Make the Heart Weep
Darkness and Creativity
My Lifetime Rose, Samira
My Second Mother… My Homeland
In “Darkness and Creativity,” the writer moves from personal confession to philosophical reflection on suffering, raising a central question:
Is creativity born from darkness?
Her answer comes through texts that merge hope with fracture, affirming that light often emerges from the deepest shadows.
The Mother… A Presence in Absence
The death of her mother, Samira, marked a decisive turning point in Mary Rose’s literary journey, leading to the publication of her deeply moving book “My Lifetime Rose, Samira,” considered one of her most intimate and sincere works.
In this book, she does not write merely about a mother, but about the meaning of containment, tenderness, and humanity’s first roots. The text reads like a gentle literary elegy that touches anyone who has lost a mother—or fears losing one.
From Mother to Homeland
As for “My Second Mother… My Homeland,” it reveals a clear evolution in the writer’s discourse, as she moves from the personal to the collective, and from individual memory to shared memory—linking the concept of the mother to that of the homeland in a deeply emotional reading of belonging, identity, and longing.
Cultural Presence and Literary Engagement
Alongside her literary publications, Mary Rose Fouad Barbari has participated in numerous conferences and cultural seminars, where she became known for her bold interventions and her distinctive vision of women’s literature. She consistently emphasizes that this literature is not merely writing about women, but writing through women—and about humanity as a whole.
Many critics and observers have classified her among the distinguished voices in contemporary women’s literature, due to the emotional honesty and human depth of her texts, far removed from linguistic ornamentation or elitist pretension.
“Lover of Life”… A Step Toward Global Reach
Currently, the Lebanese writer is engaged in writing her new novel “Lover of Life,” a work expected to represent a qualitative leap in her career—not only in terms of subject matter, but also in reach and resonance. The novel is set to be translated into French under the title:
l’amante de la vie
This step opens the door to her presence within the Francophone literary scene and affirms that her local experience carries a universal human dimension.
Conclusion
Lebanon will always remain a fertile land for writers, artists, and intellectuals who enrich the worlds of art and literature with their creativity. Mary Rose Fouad Barbari stands as a model of a writer who has never separated her life from her writing. Each of her books is a chapter of her own story, and every text is an attempt to understand the world through emotion.
She writes because life has written deeply within her…
And her works remain a sincere testimony that women’s literature is not marginal, but rather the very heart of the human narrative itself.

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• Journalist Dr. Magdi Kamel ElHawary writes : Mary Rose Barbari and the World of Women’s Literature…When Memory Turns into Narrative and Pain into Literature