Tahar Bekri Explained

Tahar Bekri
Birth Date:July 7, 1951
Birth Place:Gabès, Tunisia
Occupation:Poet, literary critic

Tahar Bekri (born 1951) is a Paris-based Tunisian poet and literary critic.

Early life

Tahar Bekri was born on July 7, 1951, in Gabès, Tunisia.[1] [2]

Career

Bekri has taught Literature of the Maghreb at Paris 13 University since 1985.[1] He has published several books of literary criticism, including one about Algerian poet Malek Haddad. He defines Maghreb Literature as literary texts published by authors from Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco who use colloquialisms in French, Arabic and Berber.[3]

Bekri has published poetry collections in French and in Arabic.[1] [4]

Works

Poetry collections

Non-fiction

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bakrī, Ṭāhir al- (1951-....) forme internationale translit.-ISO arabe. Bibliothèque nationale de France. October 5, 2016.
  2. Web site: Bekri, Tahar (1951-....). IdRef. October 5, 2016.
  3. Kesteloot. Lilyan. L'écrivain africain aujourd'hui : mise au point. Présence Africaine. 2010. 1. 181/182. 375–379. 10.3917/presa.181.0375 . fr.
  4. News: Joubert. Jean-Louis. Maghreb : la poésie disséminée. October 5, 2016. Le Magazine Littéraire. 2001. 35. 3. 396. Cairn.info. subscription.