Ahmed Redha Houhou
Ahmed Redha Houhou ( Arabic أحمد رضا حوحو, DMG Aḥmad Riḍā Ḥūḥū ; * 1911 in Sidi Okba ; † March 29, 1956 in Algiers ) was an Algerian writer.
Houhou lived in Saudi Arabia for a long time . After his return to Algeria, he worked in the Ulama League . He later worked as General Director of the Ben Badis Institute . He worked as a teacher, school principal and newspaper editor.
He wrote short stories and translated works of European drama. In 1956 he was murdered by the terrorist organization La Main Rouge , which was directed against the independence of Algeria .
Works (selection)
- The Girl from Mecca , novella, 1947
- The Inspirational Woman and Other Stories , Novellas, 1954
- Human Types , Novella, 1955
- Si Zaʿrour , short story, translated from French by Renate Vogt
literature
- Editor: Bernd Schirmer , short biography Houhou, Ahmed Redha in Erkundungen - 22 Algerian storytellers , Verlag Volk und Welt Berlin 1973, page 329.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Houhou, Ahmed Redha |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Algerian writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1911 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sidi Okba |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 29, 1956 |
| Place of death | Algiers |