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Malek Haddad
Malek Haddad (born in Constantine, Algeria on 5 July 1927; died in Algiers on 2 June 1978) was an Algerian poet and writer in the French language. Partial bibliography * ''Le Malheur en danger'' (poems), La Nef de Paris, 1956; Bouchène, 1988 (with an illustration by M'hamed Issiakhem). * ''La Dernière impression'' (novel), Julliard, 1958 * ''Je t’offrirai une gazelle'' (novel), Julliard, 1959; re-edition 10/18 * ''L’Élève et la leçon'' (novel), Julliard, 1960; re-edition 10/18 * ''Le Quai aux Fleurs ne répond plus'' (novel), Julliard 1961; re-edition 10/18 * ''Les Zéros tournent en rond'' (essay), François Maspero, Maspero, 1961 * ''Écoute et je t’appelle'' (poems), Maspero 1961 References {{DEFAULTSORT:Haddad, Malek Algerian male poets Algerian novelists People from Constantine, Algeria 1927 births 1978 deaths 20th-century novelists 20th-century Algerian poets 20th-century male writers Algerian writers in French ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constantine, Algeria
Constantine ( ar, قسنطينة '), also spelled Qacentina or Kasantina, is the capital of Constantine Province in northeastern Algeria. During Roman Empire, Roman times it was called Cirta and was renamed "Constantina" in honor of emperor Constantine the Great. It was the capital of the French department of Constantine (département), Constantine until 1962. Located somewhat inland, Constantine is about from the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean coast, on the banks of the Rhumel River. Constantine is regarded as the capital of eastern Algeria and the commercial center of its region, and it has a population of about 450,000 (938,475Office National des Statistiques, Recensement General de la Population et de l’Habitat 2008 2008 population census. Accessed on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Algiers
Algiers ( ; ar, الجزائر, al-Jazāʾir; ber, Dzayer, script=Latn; french: Alger, ) is the capital and largest city of Algeria. The city's population at the 2008 Census was 2,988,145Census 14 April 2008: Office National des Statistiques de l'Algérie (web). and in 2020 was estimated to be around 4,500,000. Algiers is located on the Mediterranean Sea and in the north-central portion of Algeria. Algiers is situated on the west side of a bay of the Mediterranean Sea. The modern part of the city is built on the level ground by the seashore; the old part, the ancient city of the deys, climbs the steep hill behind the modern town and is crowned by the Casbah or citadel (a UNESCO World Heritage Site), above the sea. The casbah and the two quays form a triangle. Names The city's name is derived via French and Catalan ''Origins of Algiers'' by Louis Leschi, speech delivered June 16, 1941, published in ''El Djezair Sheets'', July 194History of Algeria . from the Arabic name '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François Maspero
François Maspero (19 January 1932, in Paris – 11 April 2015, in Paris) was a French author and journalist, best known as a publisher of leftist books in the 1970s. He also worked as a translator, translating the works of Joseph Conrad, Mehdi Ben Barka, and John Reed, author of ''Ten Days that Shook the World'', among others. He was awarded the Prix Décembre in 1990 for ''Les Passagers du Roissy-Express''. Biography François Maspero was born in 1932.Author biography in ''Cat's Grin'' (London: Penguin, 1988) His youth was marked by the cultural environment of his family, several of whom were noted scholars, and his parents' participation in the Resistance. His father, Henri Maspero, a sinologist and professor at the Collège de France, died at Buchenwald, but his mother survived the Ravensbrück concentration camp. His grandfather, Gaston Maspero, who died before his birth, was a famous Egyptologist. François Maspero opened a book store in the Latin Quarter in 1955, at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
