Maram Al-Masri was born in Lattakia, Syria, and moved to France in 1982 following the completion of English Literature studies at Damascus University. She is the recipient of the Prix d’Automne 2007 de Poésie de la Société des Gens De Lettres, the Adonis Prize of the Lebanese Cultural Forum, the Premio Citta di Calopezzati / Poésie de la Mediterranée, Il Fiore d’Argento, and the Dante Alighieri Prize. Al-Masri’s books include Cerise rouge sur un carrelage blanc, Le retour de Walada, Par la fontaine de ma bouche, La robe froissée, Elle va nue la liberté, and Le Rapt.