Mohamed Zafzaf

Mohammed Mohammed al- Zafzaf also Zafzaf (Arabic محمد زفزاف, DMG Muḥammad Zafzaf; * 1942 in Suq al - Gharb Al- Arba'a near Kenitra in Morocco, † 2001 in Casablanca) was a Moroccan writer.

He studied philosophy at the Mohammed V University in Rabat and then worked as a teacher in Casablanca, where he died after a long illness in 2001. Since 2002, the prestigious Mohammed Zafzaf Prize for Arabic Literature is awarded annually in memory of him.

His work includes both short stories and novels, plays and reviews. In the Western world Mohammed Zafzaf is mainly known for his novels and short stories have been translated into French and Spanish. The French translation of بيضة الديك (L' œuf du Coq ) won the 1998 Grand Prize Atlas.

In the Arab world, he is best known for his short story collections.

Works

  • Dialogue au bout de la nuit, (Damascus, 1970)
  • La femme et la fleur, (Beirut ), 1972 )
  • Sidewalks et murs (Baghdad ), 1974
  • The Strongest ( الأقوى ), ( Damascus ), 1978
  • The sacred tree ( الشجرة المقدسة ), 1980
  • Gypsies in the Forest ( غجر في الغابة ), 1982
  • L' œuf du coq (Casablanca ), 1984
  • Le roi des djinns, (Casablanca ), 1988
  • Le renard et qui apparaît disparait (Casablanca ), 1989
  • Bouches grandes ouvertes

Swell

  • Ronak Husni; Daniel L Newman: Modern Arabic Short Stories; Saqi Books, 2008
  • Author
  • Moroccan
  • Born in 1942
  • Died in 2001
  • Man
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