Ahmed al-Madini
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Ahmed al-Madini is a well known scholar, a novelist, a poet, and a translator from Morocco
. He was born near Casablanca
in 1947. Al-Madini studied in Paris and was awarded a doctoral degree from the Sorbonne
. He has published eight short story collections, eight novels, two poetry collections, and five volumes of cultural essays. He also published translations and scholarly studies about the short story, the novel, and narrative in general. In 2003 he was awarded the National Book Award in Morocco
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Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
. He was born near Casablanca
Casablanca
Casablanca is a city in western Morocco, located on the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Grand Casablanca region.Casablanca is Morocco's largest city as well as its chief port. It is also the biggest city in the Maghreb. The 2004 census recorded a population of 2,949,805 in the prefecture...
in 1947. Al-Madini studied in Paris and was awarded a doctoral degree from the Sorbonne
Sorbonne
The Sorbonne is an edifice of the Latin Quarter, in Paris, France, which has been the historical house of the former University of Paris...
. He has published eight short story collections, eight novels, two poetry collections, and five volumes of cultural essays. He also published translations and scholarly studies about the short story, the novel, and narrative in general. In 2003 he was awarded the National Book Award in Morocco
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
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External links
- Banipal, Magazine of Modern Arab Literature http://www.banipal.co.uk/contributors/contributor.php?conid=472 (retrieved on 06-01-2008)