Mabrook Dreidi Ben El Mekki (Arabic: مبروك دريدي) is an Algerian writer and academic, born in

Sétif Sétif () is the capital city of the Sétif Province and the 5th most populous city of Algeria, with an estimated population of 1.866.845 in 2017). It is one of the most important cities of eastern Algeria and the country as a whole, since it is c ...

on 2 May 1978. He has written articles, criticism and novels. He is a professor of

Arabic literature Arabic literature ( / ALA-LC: ''al-Adab al-‘Arabī'') is the writing, both as prose and poetry, produced by writers in the Arabic language. The Arabic word used for literature is ''Adab (Islam), Adab'', which comes from a meaning of etiquett ...

at Setif 1 University.

Biography

Mabrook Dreidi was born on 2 May 1978 in

in northeastern

Algeria Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to Algeria–Tunisia border, the northeast by Tunisia; to Algeria–Libya border, the east by Libya; to Alger ...

. He entered primary education in 1984/1985. In 1990 he moved to the preparatory level, and in 1993 he moved to the secondary level to obtain a

baccalaureate degree A bachelor's degree (from Medieval Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six years (d ...

in the Arts and Humanities Branch. He entered the university to complete his studies within the Arabic Literature Study Division, where he received his

bachelor's degree A bachelor's degree (from Medieval Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six years ...

. He passed the graduate studies competition to defend his master's thesis in modern literature at the Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, after which he completed his doctorate, and was awarded it in 2014. He was appointed professor at the University of Setif 2, Faculty of Arts and Languages. He is married and has two sons.

Writings

Narratives: * "In the presence of water" * "Valley of the Jinn" * "Lampedusa" * "The last crow" Books: * Popular Story (released in 2011) * A collective book on the Algerian resistance (published in 2012) * A collective book on popular songs (released in 2013) * A collective book on the novel and methodology (published in 2015) * A collective book on religion and identity (published in 2016) * Place in the Narrative Text: Structure and Significance (issued on January 1, 2020)

References

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