Mohamed Zafzaf was one of the best known
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s (born in
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) writing in Arabic.
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Mohamed Zafzaf was one of the best known
MoroccanMorocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
novelists and
poetA poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
s (born in
Souk El ArbaaSouk El Arbaa is a town in Kénitra Province, Gharb-Chrarda-Béni Hssen, Morocco. According to the 2004 census it has a population of 43,392.-References:...
) writing in Arabic.
Biography
Zafzaf lived in
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where he wrote his stories and articles and translated books from Spanish and French. He worked first as a junior high school
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and
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.
When his novel "The woman and the rose" had been translated in
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king Juan Carlos I sent him a congratulations letter. Mohamed Zafzaf kept this letter on the wall of his house.
Summary:
- Born in Souk Larbaa El Gharb in 1942.
- Studies philosophy at the faculté des lettres et sciences humaines in Rabat.
- Teacher at different lycées of Casablanca.
- First poem in 1962.
- First short story in 1963.
- Member of the writers union of Morocco in July 1968.
- Published in different Moroccan and Arab newspapers.
- The "French translation of "The Rooster Egg" ("L'œuf du coq") receceives the Grand Atlas prize in 1998.
- Author of short stories, novels, translations of poetru collections and plays.
Short stories
- The strongest (الاقوى)
- The holy tree (الشجرة المقدسة)
- The Lord of the djinns
Novels
- The woman and the rose
- The roosters egg
- The fox who appeared and vanished (translated in French in 2004)
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