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Elias Bou-Issa

Author · Poet

Connection with Alex

Elias wrote lkelLmét, for which Alex designed the cover and title lettering. Both are also publicly named among the contributors to KELME’s Lebanese-language initiative.

Work & recognition

Projects, programmes and milestones. Each entry explains its relationship and attribution.

1 entries

lkelLmét — isolated book-cover mockup, showing the cover, spine and page edges. Cover design and title lettering by Alex Dahdah.

Book cover & lettering · 2022

lkelLmét

Elias Bou-Issa
Author
Alex Dahdah
Cover design & title lettering

About & links

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Biography

Elias Bou-Issa writes in Lebanese and contributes to the Kelme language initiative. He is the author of lkelLmét, for which Alex designed the book cover. His writing sits alongside a professional background in telecommunications.

Approach & practice

In KELME’s conversation about writing, he connects phonetic transcription with the sound of spoken Lebanese, allowing dialect, personal voice and the experience of the diaspora to remain present on the page.

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