Rachid Mimouni
Rachid Mimouni ( Arabic رشيد ميموني); (Born November 20, 1945 in Boudouaou ; † February 12, 1995 in Paris ) was an Algerian author, teacher and human rights activist .
Mimouni wrote novels about Algerian society in a realistic style. He was threatened by militants because he was acting against a movement that he described as the basis of archaic ideas, but which is irrelevant in today's world.
Life
Rachid Mimouni was born in Boudouaou to a poor family. He studied science at the University of Algeria and Montréal before becoming a teacher at the École supérieure du commerce business school. He was President of the Kateb Yacine Foundation. In 1993 he fled Algeria to France to escape the civil war and the murders of intellectuals. In 1995 he died of hepatitis .
Works
- Le printemps n'en sera que plus beau . (1978)
- Le Fleuve détourné . (1982)
- Une paix à vivre . (1983)
- Tombéza . (1984)
- L'Honneur de la tribu . (1989)
- La ceinture de l'ogresse . (1990)
- Une peine à vivre . (1991)
- De la barbarie en general et de l'intégrisme en particulier . (1992)
- La Malédiction . (1993)
Awards
- Award of the International Film Festival of Cannes for L'honneur de la tribu (1990)
- Fraco-Arab Film Festival Prize for L'honneur de la tribu (1990)
- Prize des l'Académie française (Académie française Award) with La ceinture de l'ogresse (1991)
- Prize of the Hassan II des Quatre Juries (Hassan II Four Juries Award) for the completion of the work (1992)
- Albert Camus Prize (Albert Camus Award) for Une peine à vivre et De la barbarie en général et de l'intégrisme en particulier (1993)
- Prize of the Liberté Littéraire (Literary Freedom Award) for La malédiction (1994)
- Special Grand Atlas Award for completing the work (1995)
literature
- Rachid Mimouni . In: Der Spiegel . No. 8 , 1995 ( online - obituary).
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mimouni, Rachid |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Algerian author, teacher and human rights activist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 20, 1945 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Boudouaou |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 12, 1995 |
| Place of death | Paris , France |