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Mohammed Khaïr-Eddine

Mohammed Khaïr-Eddine

Moroccan Berber writer (1941–1995)

Mohammed Khair-Eddine (Standard Moroccan Tamazight: ⵎⵓⵃⵎⵎⴰⴷ ⵅⴰⵢⵔ ⴷⴷⵉⵏ; Arabic: محمد خير الدين) (1941 – November 18, 1995) was a Moroccan poet and writer. He was among the most famous Moroccan Berber literary figures of the 20th century.[1]

Mohammed Khaïr-Eddine

Life

Mohammed Khaïr-Eddine was born in Tafraout, a Berber town in the Souss-Massa-Drâa region (Tiznit province), in the south of Morocco, 180 km south of Agadir.

Khair-Eddine died in Rabat November 18, 1995.[2]

Selected works

  • Agadir (1967).
  • Résurrection des fleurs sauvages (Éditions Stouky, Rabat, 1981).
  • Légende et vie d' Agoun'chich (Le Seuil, 1984).

Éditions du Seuil

For the most part his works have been published by Éditions du Seuil:

  • Corps négatif
  • Histoire d'un Bon Dieu
  • Soleil arachnide
  • Moi l'aigre
  • Le Déterreur
  • Ce Maroc!
  • Une odeur de manthèque
  • Une vie, un rêve, un peuple
  • Toujours errants
  • Légende et vie d'Agoun'chich
  • Résurrection des fleurs sauvages

References

  1. [1]
    Mourad Kusserow, "Mohammed Khair-Eddine: An Intimate Look at Berber Culture", Qantara.de, August 10, 2004.
  2. [2]
    Salim Jay, Dictionnaire des écrivains marocains, Eddif, 2005, pp. 217–221.


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