Abdelkrim Ghallab
Illustration — Abdelkrim Ghallab Abdelkrim Ghallab (ʿAbd al-Karīm Ghallāb; December 31, 1919, in Fes – August 14, 2017, in El Jadida) was a Moroccan political journalist, cultural commentator, and novelist. He is an important figure both in the literary and political field (editor of the Istiqlal Party daily al-Alam).
Abdelkrim Ghallab
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- Born
- 1919 · Fez.
- Died
- 2017 · El Jadida.
- Nationality
- Morocco
- Occupation
- journalist · writer · translator
- Education
- Cairo University · University of al-Qarawiyyin
- Languages
- Arabic
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Early life
He studied both at the University of Al-Karaouine in Fez and at the University of Cairo, where he took his M.A. in Arabic literature. He is the author of five novels and three collections of short stories. Among his best known novels are Sab'ab Atwat ("Seven Gates", 1965) and Dafann al-m'd ("We buried the past", 1966); the latter is praised as representative of a new school of writing called "nationalist realism". According to Simon Gikandi his Arabic style is known for its "graceful and at times scholarly classicism".
Career
In 2004 he was awarded the Maghreb Culture prize of Tunis. His work has been translated in many languages. Abdelkrim Ghallab died in El Jadida on August 14, 2017, aged 97.
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1919
Abdelkrim Ghallab born at Fez.
2017
Abdelkrim Ghallab died at El Jadida.
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