Mahmoud Aslan (Arabic: محمد أصلان), (1902 – after 1971) was an active participant in literary life during the

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. He produced numerous novels, short stories, and plays. He was also the founder of the journal "''Tunis littéraire et artistique''" and the weekly newspaper "''Le Petit Tunisien''" which was devoted to Franco-Muslims..

Biography

Aslan was born on May 14, 1902, in

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to a family of merchants who were of

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origin.. He spent his childhood in Souk el Arba, which is now known as Jendouba, and attended a Franco-Arab primary school. By 1917 he studied his secondary education at the Lycee Carnot in Tunis. Aslan went to

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in 1923, working as an employee of Commerce, and then returning to Tunis. He returned to Paris in 1925 and 1926 and married a

ian. In 1927, he settled in Tunis and joined the Department of Justice where he worked for thirty years. During this period, he devoted himself to journalism and literature. Several of his books were published during his administrative career as well as two monthly newspapers which were directed by him: ''Tunis littéraire et artistique'' ("Literary and Artistic Tunis") and ''Le Petit Tunisien'' ("The Little Tunisisen"). He also wrote for the '' La Presse de Tunisie'' and contributed to the ''L'Action tunisienne'' until the end of 1972.

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*. *. 1902 births Year of death missing Tunisian people of Turkish descent Tunisian journalists Tunisian writers Writers from Tunis People from Jendouba Governorate Tunisian male writers {{Tunisia-bio-stub