Mohammed Khair-Eddine (Standard Moroccan Tamazight: ⵎⵓⵃⵎⵎⴰⴷ ⵅⴰⵢⵔ ⴷⴷⵉⵏ; Arabic: محمد خير الدين) (1941 – November 18, 1995) was a Moroccan poet and writer. He was among the most famous Moroccan Amazigh literary figures of the 20th century.
Life
Mohammed Khaïr-Eddine was born in Tafraout, a Berber town in the Souss-Massa-Drâa region (Tiznit province), in the south of Morocco, 180 km south of Agadir.
Khair-Eddine died in Rabat November 18, 1995.
Selected works
- Agadir (1967).
- Résurrection des fleurs sauvages (Éditions Stouky, Rabat, 1981).
- Légende et vie d' Agoun'chich (Le Seuil, 1984).
Éditions du Seuil
For the most part his works have been published by Éditions du Seuil:
- Corps négatif
- Histoire d'un Bon Dieu
- Soleil arachnide
- Moi l'aigre
- Le Déterreur
- Ce Maroc!
- Une odeur de manthèque
- Une vie, un rêve, un peuple
- Toujours errants
- Légende et vie d'Agoun'chich
- Résurrection des fleurs sauvages
External links
- (in French) limag.refer.org
References
- Mourad Kusserow, "Mohammed Khair-Eddine: An Intimate Look at Berber Culture", Qantara.de, August 10, 2004.
- Salim Jay, Dictionnaire des écrivains marocains, Eddif, 2005, pp. 217–221.
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