Ahmed Bouzfour ( ar, أحمد بوزفور) (born 1940s, in
Taza
Taza ( ber, ⵜⴰⵣⴰ, ar, تازة) is a city in northern Morocco occupying the corridor between the Rif mountains and Middle Atlas mountains, about 120 km east of Fez and 150 km west of Al hoceima. It recorded a population of 148 ...
) is a
Moroccan novelist.
Biography
Born in the early 1940s near to
Taza
Taza ( ber, ⵜⴰⵣⴰ, ar, تازة) is a city in northern Morocco occupying the corridor between the Rif mountains and Middle Atlas mountains, about 120 km east of Fez and 150 km west of Al hoceima. It recorded a population of 148 ...
, Bouzfour received his primary education and learned the
Qur'an
The Quran (, ; Standard Arabic: , Quranic Arabic: , , 'the recitation'), also romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a revelation from God. It is organized in 114 chapters (pl.: , sing. ...
in a
Quranic school
Madrasa (, also , ; Arabic: مدرسة , pl. , ) is the Arabic word for any type of educational institution, secular or religious (of any religion), whether for elementary instruction or higher learning. The word is variously transliterated '' ...
. He then studied at the
University of Al Qaraouiyine ( ar, القرويين) in
Fès
Fez or Fes (; ar, فاس, fās; zgh, ⴼⵉⵣⴰⵣ, fizaz; french: Fès) is a city in northern inland Morocco and the capital of the Fès-Meknès administrative region. It is the second largest city in Morocco, with a population of 1.11 mi ...
, where he completed his high school studies and obtained a
baccalauréat
The ''baccalauréat'' (; ), often known in France colloquially as the ''bac'', is a French national academic qualification that students can obtain at the completion of their secondary education (at the end of the ''lycée'') by meeting certain ...
in 1966. After that, he was arrested and incarcerated during three months for his political activism.
Bouzfour continued his studies in the "
Faculty of
Humanities
Humanities are academic disciplines that study aspects of human society and culture. In the Renaissance, the term contrasted with divinity and referred to what is now called classics, the main area of secular study in universities at the t ...
and
Human Science
Human science (or human sciences in the plural), also known as humanistic social science and moral science (or moral sciences), studies the philosophical, biological, social, and cultural aspects of human life. Human science aims to expand our ...
" in
Mohammed V University
Mohammed V University (, french: Université Mohammed-V de Rabat), in Rabat, Morocco, was founded in 1957 under a royal decree ( Dahir). It is the first modern university in Morocco after the University of al-Qarawiyyin in Fez.
History
The uni ...
, in
Rabat
Rabat (, also , ; ar, الرِّبَاط, er-Ribât; ber, ⵕⵕⴱⴰⵟ, ṛṛbaṭ) is the capital city of Morocco and the country's seventh largest city with an urban population of approximately 580,000 (2014) and a metropolitan populati ...
, where he obtained a licence (Academic degree) of
Arabic literature
Arabic literature ( ar, الأدب العربي / ALA-LC: ''al-Adab al-‘Arabī'') is the writing, both as prose and poetry, produced by writers in the Arabic language. The Arabic word used for literature is '' Adab'', which is derived from ...
, then, in 1972, a master in modern
Moroccan literature
Moroccan literature is the literature produced by people who lived in or were culturally connected to Morocco and the historical states that have existed partially or entirely within the geographical area that is now Morocco. Apart from the vario ...
.
His first novella, ''Yas'alounaka âni al-qatl'' (يسألونك عن القتل) was published in 1971 in
Al-Alam
''Al-Alam'' ( ar, العَلم, lit=The Flag) is an arabophone Moroccan daily newspaper.
History and profile
''Al Alam'' was founded in September 1946. The paper, based in Rabat, is the organ of the nationalist Istiqlal party. The party also p ...
(العلم), a
Moroccan newspaper belonging to the
Istiqlal Party
The Istiqlal Party ( ar, حزب الإستقلال, translit=Ḥizb Al-Istiqlāl, lit=Independence Party; french: Parti Istiqlal; zgh, ⴰⴽⴰⴱⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵍⵉⵙⵜⵉⵇⵍⴰⵍ) is a political party in Morocco. It is a conservative and ...
.
Works
* ''Ta'abbaṭa shiâran'' (تأبط شعرا)
* Three collections of novellas :
**''An-naḍar fi al-wajh al-âaziz'' (النظر في الوجه العزيز) in 1983.
**''Al-Ġābir Al-Ḍāhir'' (الغابر الظاهر) en 1987.
**''Sayyād al-Naâam'' (صياد النعام) en 1993.
* ''Dīwān as-sindibād'' (ديوان السندباد)
* ''Az-zarāfa al-mushtaâila'' (الزرافة المشتعلة): Points of view about Moroccan modern stories.
See also
* Short story
*
Moroccan literature
Moroccan literature is the literature produced by people who lived in or were culturally connected to Morocco and the historical states that have existed partially or entirely within the geographical area that is now Morocco. Apart from the vario ...
*
Arabic literature
Arabic literature ( ar, الأدب العربي / ALA-LC: ''al-Adab al-‘Arabī'') is the writing, both as prose and poetry, produced by writers in the Arabic language. The Arabic word used for literature is '' Adab'', which is derived from ...
References
External links
* (Arabic)''
Author's personal website, which contained his biography and some documentsArchived
2009-10-24)
*
Moroccan writers
Moroccan male short story writers
Moroccan short story writers
University of al-Qarawiyyin alumni
Mohammed V University alumni
1940s births
Living people
People from Taza
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References
''Much of the content of this article comes from the equivalent French-language Wikipedia article, accessed June 11, 2007.''