Lenin el-Ramly
Lenin el-Ramly (born August 18, 1945 in Cairo - † February 7, 2020 ), Arabic لينين الرملي, DMG Līnīn ar-Ramlī , was an Egyptian theater and film writer and director .
Life
Born into a politically active family, he published his first short story in the magazine Sabāh al-Chair at the age of 11 . From 1967 he wrote for television, radio and cinema, before finally turning to the theater from 1974 onwards. His work made him famousتخاريف / 'Superstition', which combined easily accessible comedy with existentialist and socio-political issues. More than 40 other plays followed by 2012, after which he worked as a juror and political commentator. He also became known in the West in 1992 for his workبالعربي الفصيح / 'In clear Arabic', which was also translated into English under the title In Plain Arabic and which critically deals with pan-Arabism and its aftermath. Also his film released in 1994الإرهابي / 'The Terrorist', based on his debut in 1967, reached a large audience.
Lenin el-Ramly has received numerous national and international prizes and awards for his work, including the Dutch Prince Claus Prize in 2005 .
Web links
- Lenin el-Ramly in The Oxford Encyclopedia of Theater and Performance
- Lenin el-Ramly in Words without Borders
- Lenin el-Ramly in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Egyptian playwright Lenin El-Ramly dies aged 75 accessed on February 7, 2020
- ↑ Chris Hedges : A Play Pillories Arabs, Yet the Arabs Applaud , New York Times, January 31, 1992, English
- ↑ Profile on the website of the Prince Claus Prize ( Memento from July 4, 2015 in the Internet Archive ), English
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | El-Ramly, Lenin |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | لينين الرملي (Arabic) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Egyptian theater and film writer and director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 18, 1945 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cairo |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 7, 2020 |