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Kateb Yacine ( Arabic pronunciation: [kæːtb jæːsiːn]; 2 August 1929 or 6 August 1929 – 28 October 1989) was an Algerian writer notable for his novels and plays, both in French and Algerian Arabic, and his advocacy of the Berber cause.
Yacine Kateb, dit Kateb Yacine, ( en arabe : كاتب ياسين ) est un écrivain algérien, né le 2 août 1929 à Zighoud Youcef commune de la willaya de Constantine et mort le 28 octobre 1989 à Grenoble .
Kateb Yacine (born Aug. 6, 1929, Constantine, Algeria—died Oct. 28, 1989, Grenoble, France) was an Algerian poet, novelist, and playwright, one of North Africa’s most respected literary figures.
Dec 11, 2023 · Kateb Yacine is best known in Arab literary history for his masterpiece Nedjma. The novel was originally published in French in 1956. Since then, multiple Arabic translations have followed without ever capturing the elusive essence of the original.
Sep 3, 2023 · At the helm of this literary revolution stood Kateb Yacine, a visionary writer whose works transcended boundaries, ignited conversations, and redefined the Algerian literary canon.
Jan 1, 2019 · A group of important poets born in the 1920s, notably Mohammed Dib, Kateb Yacine (who declared: “I write in French to tell the French that I am not French”), and Jean Sénac, began to write and publish poetry, fiction, and plays just as the movement for independence was growing.
A NOMAD’S CONTINUOUS JOURNEY The life of the poet, novelist and dramaturge, Kateb Yacine was a continuous journey, he was the eternal exile. According to his birth certificate, he was born on 6 August 1929 in Zighoud Youcef (which was named Condé-Smendou during the colonial period).
