Houcine El Oued
Hussein el-Wad (Arabic: حسين الواد) (born 20 March 1948 - died 02 June 2018) was a Tunisian academic, poet, critic and novelist. He was also a professor at King Saud University in Riyadh. He was a novelist too.
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Houcine El Oued
- Born
- 1948 · Moknine.
- Died
- 2018 · Saudi Arabia.
- Nationality
- French protectorate of Tunisia · Tunisia
- Occupation
- poet · critic · short story writer · university teacher
- Education
- Tunis University
- Honours
- Golden Comar for literature · Taoufik Baccar Award
- Languages
- Arabic
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Hussein el-Wad (Arabic: حسين الواد) (born 20 March 1948 - died 02 June 2018) was a Tunisian academic, poet, critic and novelist. He was also a professor at King Saud University in Riyadh. He was a novelist too.
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His first novel Scents of the City (2010/11) won the Golden Comar Award in Tunisia, and his second novel His Excellency the Minister was shortlisted for the 2013 Arabic Booker Prize.
Houcine El Oued is recorded as having received Golden Comar for literature and Taoufik Baccar Award.
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1948
Houcine El Oued born at Moknine.
2018
Houcine El Oued died at Saudi Arabia.
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