Bashir Khrayyef

Bashir Khrayyef (Arabic: البشير خريٌف‎) (April 10, 1917 – December 17, 1983) was a Tunisian writer who is considered "the father of the Tunisian novel."[1] He is famous for his harshly realistic descriptions of Tunisian society, as well as for his use of Tunisian Arabic in the dialogues of his novels.[1]

Bashir Khrayyef
البشير خريف
BornApril 10, 1917
Nefta, Tunisia
DiedDecember 17, 1983
OccupationNovelist

He was the brother of poet and writer Mustapha Khrayyef.[2]

Bibliography
  • Nokhal Baya (1936)
  • Lilet loutya (1937)
  • Hobbek derbani (1959)
  • Barg ellil (1960), translated into French by Ahmed Gasmi[3]
  • Khlifa lagraâ (1965)
  • Degla fi ârajiniha (1969)
  • Mashmoum El Fel (1971)
  • Ballara (1992)

Awards
  • Ali Belhouane Municipal Prize, 1960[4]
  • Grand Prize for Literature and Thought, 1981[4]
  • Great Mantle of Culture, 1990[4]

References
  1. "البشير خريف ماركيز تونس الذي تقرأ الأمهات قصصه في سقائف البيوت". Al-Arab. 9 September 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  2. Férid Ghazi (1970). Le roman et la nouvelle en Tunisie. Maison Tunisienne de l'Edition. p. 56. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  3. "al-Bašīr H̱urayyif (1917-1983)". data.bnf.fr. Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  4. "البشير خريف" [Bashir Khrayyef]. Al-mawsouaa al-tunisiyya [The Tunisian Encyclopedia]. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
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