Taos Amrouche
Taos Amrouche was a French and Algerian singer, novelist, poet and writer (1913–1976). She was born at Tunis and died at Saint-Michel-l'Observatoire.
Also recorded as Marie-Louise-Taos Amrouche; Marguerite Taos Amrouche.
Taos Amrouche in brief
- Born
- 1913
- Died
- 1976
- Known for
- singer, novelist, poet and writer
- Place of birth
- Tunis
Contents
Identity and origins
The authorities additionally record the headings Marie-Louise-Taos Amrouche and Marguerite Taos Amrouche. Her recorded languages were French and Kabyle.
She was the child of Fadhma Aït Mansour. She married André Bourdil. One child is recorded: Laurence Bourdil.
Catalogued works
11 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and Open Library. Their recorded dates run from 1966 to 2000.
Ramparts of Clay. Volshebnoe zerno. Inig akked ccfaya. Le Grain magique, contes, poèmes et proverbes berbères de Kabylie. L'exil et la memoire. Carnets intimes. L' amant imaginaire, dated 1975. Le Grain magique, dated 2000. Le Grain magique, contes, poémes et proverbes berbères de Kabylie, dated 1966. Solitude ma mère, dated 1995. Jacinthe noire, dated 1972.
Literature
12 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
Amrouche, Marguerite Taos, African American Studies Center, 2011. Amrouche, Taos, Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE. LANGUAGES AND POETICS OF PLACES IN 'HARVEST OF EXILE' BY TAOS AMROUCHE, Cahiers du cedimes, 2021. Pour Taos Amrouche, Présence Africaine, 1977. Quand l'épreuve fait oeuvre : le trauma de l'exil dans la tétralogie romanesque de Taos Amrouche. Adaptation scénique des contes traditionnels algériens entre sauvegarde et renouvèlement : réécriture-traduction pour une réactualisation d’un patrimoine en voie de disparition ?, Multilinguales, 2023. De Aïni à Marie-Corail : l’image de la femme rebelle dans deux récits autobiographiques de Fadhma et Taos Amrouche, إنسانيات, 2023. D’Alger à Damas, des auteurs en mal d’archives ?, Amnis, 2014. L’orientalisme Comme Mémoire Partagée. Au Détroit D’averroès De Driss Ksikes, Revue Algérienne des Lettres, 2020. La lecture littéraire à travers le prisme des dynamiques culturelles des supports didactiques du manuel scolaire de la 4e année primaire, Passerelle, 2024. Taos Amrouche : Lorsque La Mémoire Raconte L’histoire, Revue Algérienne des Lettres, 2020. Rencontre culturelle et solitude dans Rue des tambourins de Taos Amrouche, Studii si Cercetari Filologice: Seria Limbi Straine Aplicate, 2018.
Scholarly footprint
Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 23 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Evidence base
This article draws on 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 14 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
Chronology
- 1913Taos Amrouche born at Tunis.
- 1976Taos Amrouche died at Saint-Michel-l'Observatoire.
Sources
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- 1.
“Taos Amrouche”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q2641050: Taos Amrouche
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