Lamia Ziadé is an artist and illustrator of French and Lebanese descent. She started her writing career with children’s books published by Éditions du Rouergue (Lola Cartable, Souliax, Rayon beauté »), followed by magnificent graphic novels, at the crossroads of historical events and personal journeys, which were published by POL: Bye bye Babylone : Beyrouth 1975-1979, Oh Night, Oh my Eyes [Ô nuit, ô mes yeux], My great Arabic Melancholia [Ma très grande mélancolie arabe] as well as My Port of Beyrouth [Mon port de Beyrouth].