In 1971, Karim Rizk El-Koussa was born in the mountains of Northern Lebanon.  It was in Ehden, a town claimed to be, by many historians, as the garden itself, the beginning of civilization. He grew up in there during the summer, and when it came time for winter, he and his family would move down to the warmer Zgharta.

Abou Rico, as his friends call him, graduated from Carmelia High School in 1989 with a Bacc. II Diploma in Exp- Sciences. A few years later, he left Notre Dame University with a BA in Advertising & Marketing Communications. 

In 1994, he became a member of FOHE (Friends of Horsh [forest] Ehden) 

Karim is also a member of the Committee of Writers and Artists in Ehden - Zgharta, 2000.

Reflecting Unitas, Karim’s first book, was written between the summer of 1994 till the summer of 1996. It was released shortly after that same year in October. The initial book caused a lot of controversy, especially in the very conservative Christian town of Zgharta. 

That didn’t stop Abou Rico. His first book was an objective essay that didn’t appeal to the masses. Karim started working on something that did; a story with symbolic meaning. 

Blooming Planes was the result. In the summer of 1998, a second work was released.

In 2001, Pythagoras The Mathemagician was released and won the Saiid Akl Prize on December 19, 2001.

Other than writing books, Karim El Koussa, worked as editor of Al Rahala, a magazine that dealt with many intellectual issues, such as science and religion, theosophy, history and geography. He wrote in three languages, English, French and Arabic, a tri-lingual characteristic many Lebanese hold. 

In the Summer of 2003, Karim launched his fourth book, a novel on the Mystery of the Alphabet, in the Authentic Tradition of the Kabala.

In 2003 - 2004, the author published three historical and spiritual articles for Szirine, an American Electronic Magazine.

In 2004, Karim became member of the Society of Authors (UK)

In March 2005, Karim signed a contract with an American publisher, Cloonfad Press, to publish his historical philosophical fiction novel Pythagoras the Mathemagician.

By the end of Sept 2005, Cloonfad Press and Karim El-Koussa proudly announced the US release of Pythagoras: The Mathemagician.

After the Lebanese July war of 2006, the author received an invitation by email from Trevor Hill, the Publisher of The National Free Press of Canada. Consequently, the author's first article, of political nature, "The New Middle East: The US Democracy in Middle Eastern Key Countries!" was published as a Feature Editorial on Sunday, November 12, 2006.

The author has recently signed - March-April 2007 - a contract for all of his books with a new UK based literary Agency, Write Literary Agency Ltd, who has already promoted two of his works, "Pythagoras the Mathemagician" and his new novel, "The Alphabet Code - the Holy Grail Revealed" at the 2007London Book Fair that took place from Monday April 16th to Wednesday April 18th at Earls Court, London.

Awards & Citations.

Back In 2001, karim won the Saiid Akl Prize for Pythagoras...

In 2005, during karim's US tour, Michael Jarjura, the Mayor of Waterbury awarded Karim with an official citation on behalf of the City in recognition for the American publishing of his novel, Pythagoras the Mathemagician. The Mayor also gave the author the key to the city of Waterbury.

Along with that, Representative Selim Noujaim of the Connecticut State House of Representatives, offered Karim an official citation on behalf of the State of Connecticut, in recognition for his work in literature.