Sophie El Goulli
Sophie el Goulli (4 February 1932 – 10 October 2015) was a Tunisian writer and art historian. She was born in Sousse and was educated at the Sorbonne. El Goulli worked for the Tunisian Ministry of Culture and taught art history at the University of Tunis.
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Sophie El Goulli
- Name
- Sophie el Goulli
- Born
- 4 February 1932
- Birthplace
- Sousse, Tunisia
- Died
- 10 October 2015
- Occupation
- Writer, art historian
- Education
- Sorbonne
- Nationality
- French protectorate of Tunisia · Tunisia
- Languages
- French
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Sophie el Goulli (4 February 1932 – 10 October 2015) was a Tunisian writer and art historian. She was born in Sousse and was educated at the Sorbonne. El Goulli worked for the Tunisian Ministry of Culture and taught art history at the University of Tunis.
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She also has contributed to the cinematic arts journal SeptièmArt. She retired in 1993, and moved to Tunis. She died on 10 October 2015. El Gouilli established the Tunisian film library. She received the Prix Culturel du Cinéma in 1991 and the Prix national de la Critique in 1992.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Sophie el Goulli • Born — 4 February 1932 • Birthplace — Sousse, Tunisia • Died — 10 October 2015 • Occupation — Writer, art historian • Citizenship — Tunisia • Education — Sorbonne • Subject — Film
Selected works
Selected works
Source: • Signes, poetry (1973) • Ammar Farhat, monograph (1979) • Nos rêves, poetry for children (1980) • Vertige solaire, poetry (1981) • Les mystères de Tunis, novel (1993) • Peinture en Tunisie, art history (1994)
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Life and career
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1931
Sophie El Goulli born at Sousse.
2015
Sophie El Goulli died.
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Literature
Literature
Les Mystères de Tunis, LittéRéalité, 1995
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- 1.Für das Geburtsjahr werden teilweise unterschiedliche Angaben in verschiedenen Publikationen gemacht. Die Entscheidung für 1931 wird unter dem Titel "Geburtsjahr" auf der Diskussionsseite dargestellt.
- 2.El Goulli.
- 3.Imed Bahri. À la Galerie Medina: Hommage à Sophie El Goulli. kapitalis.com. 2016-10-08.
- 4.Sophie El Goulli n'est plus: Tunis perd l'un de ses monuments. kapitalis.com. 2015-10-10.
- 5.Olfa Belhassine. Tunisie: hommage à Sophie El Goulli - Il y a un an elle nous quittait !. La Presse de Tunisie. 2016-10-13. 0330-9991.
- 6.Jacques Pérez à La Presse: «Mes photos, devenues des icônes, m’échappent». La Presse de Tunisie. 2021-10-21.
- 7.Simon Gikandi. Encyclopedia of African Literature. 2003-09-02. 978-1-134-58223-5.
- 8.Olfa Belhassine. Tunisie: vient de paraître - Les Mystères de Tunis II, de Sophie El Goulli - Sur un fond d'histoire. une saga tunisienne. La Presse de Tunisie. 2010-11-25. 0330-9991.
- 9.Ramadan à la Cinémathèque Tunisienne, du 30 mars au 15 avril 2023: Le cinéma tunisien et arabe à l’honneur. La Presse de Tunisie. 2023-03-25.
- 10.Valérie Orlando. Of Suffocated Hearts and Tortured Souls: Seeking Subjecthood Through Madness in Francophone Women's Writing of Africa and the Caribbean. 2003. 978-0-7391-0563-4.
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