Born in Aitaneat, Lebanon in 1945, Asfour was blinded by a grenade during the civil war of 1958. Before emigrating to Canada at the age of 22, he had begun to publish poems and articles in Beirut newspapers and periodicals. He studied English literature in Montreal, recieving a B.A. from Concordia and an M.A. and a Ph.D. from McGill. For ten years, he taught English literature at the CEGEP level in Montreal. He is also involved in projects of literary translation and criticisim in the field of comparitive literature.

Books by John Mikhail Asfour

One Fish From the Rooftop

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