Sabine Kebir

Sabine Kebir (* 8. May 1949 in Leipzig as Sabine Kortum ) is a German author , essayist , literary critic and Algeria -Spezialistin. She is a member of the PEN Center Germany .

Sabine Kebir (1997)

Life

Kebir, the daughter of a professor of French intellectual history and a French teacher, studied Russian, French and Italian at the Humboldt University in East Berlin from 1967 to 1972 , where she had lived since 1955. In 1976 she was awarded a Dr. phil. in 1977 she emigrated to Algeria and lived in Algiers until 1988 , where she taught at the institutes for political science and journalism. 1989 habilitation they are in West Berlin and was a lecturer in Frankfurt. She then taught at the Institute for Philosophy at the Free University of Berlin.

Sabine Kebir is married to the Algerian storyteller and director Saddek el-Kebir . Together with him, she wrote several children's books based on Kabyle folk tales. Her publications include, among other things, literary, political and cultural theory topics.

In addition to her work as a non-fiction and fiction author and translator, Kebir regularly works for radio (with radio features ), television and print media such as taz , Tagesspiegel , die Junge Welt , Frankfurter Rundschau , Die Zeit and den Freitag .

Fonts (selection)

Biographies

• An acceptable man? Dispute over Bertolt Brecht's partner relationships. Der Morgen, Berlin 1987, ISBN 3-371-00091-5 .
• An acceptable man? Brecht and the women. Pahl-Rugenstein, Cologne 1989, ISBN 3-7609-7028-1 ; also construction, Berlin 1998, ISBN 3-7466-8028-X .
• I didn't ask for my share. Elisabeth Hauptmann's work with Bertolt Brecht. Structure, Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-351-02462-2 .
• Helene Weigel - Descent into Fame. Structure paperback, Berlin 2002, ISBN 3-7466-1820-7 .
• My heart is next to the typewriter: Ruth Berlaus life before, with and after Bertolt Brecht. Edition Lalla Moulati, Algiers 2006, ISBN 9961-788-06-0 .
• with Hans Coppi junior : Ilse Stöbe : back in office. A resistance fighter on Wilhelmstrasse. VSA, Hamburg 2013, ISBN 978-3-89965-569-8 .
• Women without men? Self-realization in everyday life. Elfriede Brüning (1910–2014): Life and Work. Aisthesis, Bielefeld 2016, ISBN 978-3-8498-1105-1 .

Novels

• A bovary from Brandenburg. Morgenbuch, Berlin 1991, ISBN 3-371-00353-1 .

Non-fiction books and articles (selection)

• Algeria. Between dream and nightmare. Extended and updated new edition, Econ paperback, Düsseldorf 1995, ISBN 3-612-26194-0 .
• Antonio Gramscis civil society. VSA, Hamburg 1991, ISBN 3-87975-556-6 .
• Dialectic of the veil. The example of Algeria. In: Edith Laudowicz (ed.): Fatimas Töchter. Women in islam. (= New Small Library. Volume 29). PapyRossa, Cologne 1992, ISBN 3-89438-051-9 , pp. 162-180.

Children's books

• with Saddek Kebir: Dung beetle wedding: Algerian folk tale. Edition Lalla Moulati, Algiers 2004, ISBN 9961-788-07-9 .
• with Saddek Kebir: Under the fig tree: Algerian stories and verses. Edition Lalla Moulati, Algiers 2005, ISBN 9961-788-08-7 .
• with Saddek Kebir: Hamidusch and the princess of the seven seas: Oriental fairy tale. Edition Lalla Moulati, Algiers 2006, ISBN 9961-788-14-1 .

literature

• Edith Laudowicz (ed.): Fatima's daughters. Women in islam. (= New Small Library. Volume 29). PapyRossa, Cologne 1992, ISBN 3-89438-051-9 , p. 197.

Web links

• Own website
• Reinhard Jellen : The toughest line of battle for enlightenment and emancipation: Interview with Sabine Kebir about progress and regression in Islam. In: Telepolis . February 21, 2010 .