Mohammed Achaari
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Mohammed Achaari ({{langx|ar|محمد الأشعري}}; born 1951) is a Moroccan writer and politician.
Early life
He was born in Moulay Driss Zerhoun. He studied law at the Mohammed V University and graduated in 1976. He published a collection of short stories, six collections of poetry and one novel. Some of his works have been translated into French, Spanish, Russian and Dutch. He wrote articles for several Moroccan newspapers like Al-Alam and Al Ittihad Al Ichtiraki.
Political life
2011 Arabic Booker Prize
Achaari was announced joint winner of the 2011 Arabic Booker Prize for his novel The Arch and the Butterfly. He shared the prize with the Saudi writer Rajaa Alem.
Bibliography
- El Jardin De La Soledad/The Garden of Solitude {{ISBN|978-84-88599-80-3}} (Poem collection in bilingual English and Spanish translation), translated by Khalid Raissouni and Trino Cruz, ed. by Quorum, 2005
External links
- Banipal, magazine of modern Arab literature (with photo of Mohamed Achaari) [http://www.banipal.co.uk/contributors/contributor.php?conid=53] (retrieved 04-16-2008)
- Jadaliyya, Review of The Arch and the Butterfly [http://www.jadaliyya.com/pages/index/5607/the-melancholia-of-a-generation]
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Category:20th-century Moroccan poets
Category:Moroccan male writers
Category:Moroccan male novelists
Category:People from Moulay Driss Zerhoun
Category:Mohammed V University alumni