Brahim Dargouthi Explained

Brahim Dargouthi, or Darghouthi (in Arabic ابراهيم درغوثي), (Tozeur, 21 December 1955) is a Tunisian, author of short stories and novels.^[1] A graduate of the Ecole Normale of teachers of Tunis in 1975, he taught in various schools and is the director of a primary school in Moularés Gafsa in 2013. He is also a member of the steering committee of the Union of Tunisian Writers (Ittiḥād al-kuttāb al-tūnisiyyīna) and leads its industry Gafsa. Dargouthi is 460th in Arabian Business ranking of the 500 most influential Arabs.^[2]

Short stories

• al-Nakhl yamūtu wāqifan (Palm trees die erect), Publishing Samed, Sfax, 1989
• al-Khubz al-murr (Bitter bread), Publishing Samed, Sfax, 1990
• Rajul muḥtaram jiddan (A very respectful man), Publishing Samed Sahar, Tunis, 1995
• Kaʿsuka yā maṭar (To your health, rain), Tunis: Sahr editions 1997
• Manāzil al-kalām (Houses of talks),Tunis: ichrak editions, 2009
• Good night: anthology of short stories, cultural publishing and distribution (Monastir 2012)

Novels

• al-Darāwīsh yaʾūdūna ilā al-manfā (Dervishes return to banned lands)), first ed., London: Riadh Arraies editions, 1992; second ed., Tunis: Sahr editions, 1998; third ed., Tunis: The Mediterranean editions, 2006.
• al-Qiyāma… al-āna (And now... Resurrection), first ed. Syrya: Alhiwar editions, 1994; second ed., Tunis : sahar editions, 1999.
• Shabābīk muntaṣaf al-layl (Midnight windows),first ed., Tunis: sahar editions, 1996; second ed. Sousse : Almaarif editions, 2008.
• Asrār ṣāḥib al-sitr (The secrets of the Jackets owner), first ed., Sfax: samed editions, 1998; second ed., on author's own expenses, 2009.
• Warāʿ as-sarāb... qalīlan (A little behind the Mirage), first ed., Sliana: Alathaf editions, 2002; second ed. Egypt : Center for Arab civilization.
• The facts of what happened to a woman with golden clog, Tunisian house editing / tunis 2012

Notes and References

1. IBLA, volume 65, page 153, 2002, Institut des belles lettres arabes
   "Under the Naked Sky comprend trente contes écrites par des auteurs égyptiens (15), irakiens (5), séoudiens (2), syriens (2), et un auteur de chacun des pays suivants : la Tunisie, (Brahim Darghouthi), la Jordanie, la Libye et les Émirats ..."
2. B.A Soufia, "Les Tunisiens les plus influents au monde" (The world's most influential Tunisians), Mag14, 26 June 2012