at-Tahir Wattar
At-Tahir Wattar ( Arabic الطاهر وطار, DMG aṭ-Ṭāhir Waṭṭār ; * August 15, 1936 in Sedrata ; † August 12, 2010 in Algiers ) was an Algerian writer and journalist.
Life
After a traditional education, he studied Islamic law at the Bin Badis Institute in Constantine from 1952 , later in Tunisia , where he dealt with classical and modern Arabic literature as well as French and world literature. In 1956 he joined the Algerian National Liberation Front and campaigned for independence. In 1962 he returned to Algeria from Tunisia. Wattar worked as a journalist and worked for several Arabic-language newspapers. In the 1960s and 1970s he founded several Arab weekly newspapers, such as al-Ahrar , al-Jamahir and al-Shaʿb . However, the politically left-wing papers were closed by the authorities. He has written novels, scripts, short stories and dramas. Some of his works have been translated into up to ten languages. His first novel, al-Laz , was published in 1974 and criticized conditions and events on the National Liberation Front. In 1989 he founded the al-Jahiziyya cultural association . From 1989 to 1992 he headed the Algerian state broadcasting company.
In 2004 he received the Sharjah Prize from UNESCO for the promotion of Arab culture.
After two years of illness, he died of colon cancer in Algiers in 2010 .
literature
- Editor: Bernd Schirmer , short biography Wattar, Al-Tahir in Erkundungen - 22 Algerian storytellers , Verlag Volk und Welt Berlin 1973, page 330.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wattar, at-Tahir |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Algerian writer and journalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 15, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sedrata |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 12, 2010 |
| Place of death | Algiers |