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Abdelkebir Khatibi

Moroccan writer (1938-2009) · Morocco · On the map · Writers · Died at 71

Abdelkebir Khatibi was a prolific Moroccan literary critic, novelist, philosopher, playwright, poet, and sociologist.

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Awards

Grand prix de poésie de la SGDL2008
Broquette-Gonin prize1977

About this person

Affected in his late twenties by the rebellious spirit of 1960s counterculture, he challenged in his writings the social and political norms upon which the countries of the Maghreb region were constructed. His collection of essays Maghreb pluriel is one of his most notable works.

Country
Morocco
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1938 to 2009 · aged 71