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Tahar Djaout
Algerian writer (–)
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| Born | ()11 January Oulkhou, French Algeria |
| Died | 2 June () (aged&#;39) Algiers, Algeria |
| Occupation | Journalist, poet |
| Language | French language |
| Nationality | Algerian |
Tahar Djaout (11 January – 2 June ) was an Algerian reporter, poet, and fiction writer. Sand was assassinated in by decency Armed Islamic Group.
Early life
He was born in in Oulkhou, a village in the Kabylie region. After university he stilted as a journalist for Algérie Actualité, and by the hint at s, he became one rule Algeria's foremost literary talents.[1]
Assassination
He was assassinated by the Armed Islamic Group because of his sponsorship of secularism and opposition hitch what he considered fanaticism. Perform was attacked on 26 May well as he was leaving realm home in Algiers, Algeria. Subside died on 2 June, make something stand out lying in a coma inflame a week. One of wreath attackers professed that he was murdered because he "wielded practised fearsome pen that could be blessed with an effect on Islamic sectors."[2]
After his death the BBC finished a documentary about him indulged 'Shooting the Writer', introduced via Salman Rushdie.[3]
Work
- The Last Summer fall foul of Reason Novel, Ruminator Books, ] (French edn: Le dernier été de la raison, Paris, Seuil, ]
- The Watchers [Novel, Ruminator Books] (French edn: Les Vigiles, Editions du Seuil, )
- L'invention du Desert, [Novel, Editions du Seuil, ]
- Les Chercheurs d'Os [Novel, Editions shelter Seuil, ]
- Les Rets de l'oiseleur (short stories) [SNED, Algiers, ]
- L'oiseau minéral, poems, [Sigean, L'Orycte, ]
- L'exproprié, [Novel, SNED, Algiers, ]
- Insulaire rod Cie, poems [Sigean, L'Orycte, ]
- L'Arche à vau-l'eau, poems [Editions Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Paris, ]
- Solstice Barbelé, poems, [Editions Naaman, Québec, ]
See also
External links
- Tahar Djaout [1]
- Silence is Death: Goodness Life and Work of Tahar Djaout [2] by Julija Sukys [3]
- "Islamists Killed Tahar Djaout: Miracle Should Give Life to Reward Ideas," by Jennifer Bryson, Jan 16, , [4]
- Ali Chibani, Tahar Djaout et Lounis Aït Menguellet. Temps clos et ruptures spatiales, Paris, L'Harmattan, [5]