Bashir Khrayyef Explained
| Bashir Khrayyef |
| Native Name: | البشير خريف |
| Birth Date: | April 10, 1917 |
| Birth Place: | Nefta, Tunisia |
| Death Date: | December 17, 1983 |
| Occupation: | Novelist |
Bashir Khrayyef (Arabic: البشير خريٌف|translit=al-Bashīr Khurayyif; April 10, 1917 – December 17, 1983) was a Tunisian writer, considered "the father of the realist novel in Tunisia."[1] He is known for his harshly realistic descriptions of Tunisian society as well as for his use of Tunisian Arabic in the dialogues of his novels.[2] [3]
Early life and education
Khrayyef was born on April 10, 1917, in Nefta, government of Tozeur in southwest Tunisia. He came from a literary family; his brother was the poet Mustafa Khrayyef.
Writing career
Khrayyef's most famous historical novel, ("Night Lightning," 1961) is set in Tunis during 16th-century Hafsid rule. The novel treats the topics of slavery and racism through the love story of the protagonist, a black slave.
Arguably his most influential novel, ("Dates in their Branches," 1969), is set in an oasis community in the southwest desert of Tunisia in the 1910s–1930s.[4] The remoteness of the community is emphasized through the use of a local dialect of Tunisian Arabic. The book also articulates the relationship between the Tunisian labor movement and the later independence movement.
His final novel, ("Your Love is Maddening," 1980) recounts an impossible love between a man and a prostitute.
Bibliography
Novels
- (1961) Barq al-layl ((Night lightning))
- (1969) al-Digla fī ‘arājīnihā ((A date in its cluster))
- (1980) ((Your love is maddening)), written in 1958
Short story collections
- (1975) Mashmūm al-Full ( (Jasmine bouquet)), included the stories "Khalīfat al-ʼaqraʻ" and "Maḥfaẓa al-samār" ((The woven wallet)), previously published in the magazine al-Fikr in 1965 and 1970[5]
Other Stories
- Nokhal Baya (1936)
- Lilet loutya (1937)
- Hobbek derbani (1959)
- Ballara (1992)
Awards
- Ali Belhouane Municipal Prize, 1960[6]
- Grand Prize for Literature and Thought, 1981
- Great Mantle of Culture, 1990
Notes and References
- Book: Mamelouk, Douja. Tunisia (in The Oxford Handbook of Arab Novelistic Traditions). 2017-08-10. Oxford University Press. Hassan. Waïl S.. 1. 455–472. en. 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199349791.013.30. 978-0-19-934979-1 .
- News: قابوس. عبد الكريم. 9 September 2017. البشير خريف ماركيز تونس الذي تقرأ الأمهات قصصه في سقائف البيوت. Bashir Khrayyef: The Tunisian Márquez whose stories are read by mothers in the vestibules of their houses. Al-Arab. 31 October 2020.
- Book: Allen, Roger. The Arabic novel : an historical and critical introduction. Syracuse University Press. 1995. 0-8156-2641-X. 2nd. Syracuse, N.Y.. 66, 95, 136. 30971401.
- Masri, Safwan. Tunisia: An Arab Anomaly. New York: Columbia University Press, 2017, 212.
- News: الدريدي. الحبيب. 2017-07-08. مائويّة الأديب البشير خريّف (1917 - 1983): إِنّ مــن القَــصـــص لَـسِـحْـرًا. ليدرز Leaders.
- Web site: البشير خريف. Bashir Khrayyef. 2020-10-31. Al-mawsouaa al-tunisiyya [The Tunisian Encyclopedia].
