Abdelhamid ben Hadouga

Abdelhamid ben Hadouga

Abdelhamid ben Hadouga or Abdelhamid Benhedouga (in Arabic عبد الحميد بن هدوقة) was an Algerian writer, born in 1925 in Mansourah near Bordj Bou Arréridj to an Arab Algerian father and a Berber mother. He wrote more than fifteen novels in Arabic as well as short stories and plays.[1] He has been described as one of the most important Algerian writers in Arabic of his time..[1][2] He also worked for cultural programming in a number of radio stations in Paris, Tunisia and Algeria. Between 1957 and 1974, he wrote tens of theatrical pieces and sketches for the BBC Arabic Service, Tunisian radio and TéléDiffusion d'Algérie. His novel Vent du Sud was adapted to a feature film. many of his books were translated to French. Ben Hadouga died in 1996.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Qader, Nasrin (2002). Simon Gikandi, ed. Encyclopedia of African Literature. Taylor & Francis. p. 648. ISBN 9780415230193. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
  2. Benjamin Stora (2004). Algeria, 1830-2000: A Short History. Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801489167. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
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