Tahar Bekri (born 1951) is a Paris-based Tunisian poet and literary critic.
Early life
Tahar Bekri was born on July 7, 1951, in
Gabès
Gabès (, ; ), also spelled Cabès, Cabes, and Kabes, is the capital of the Gabès Governorate in Tunisia. Situated on the coast of the Gulf of Gabès, the city has a population of 167,863, making it the 6th largest city in Tunisia. Located 327 ...
, Tunisia.
Career
Bekri has taught Literature of the
Maghreb
The Maghreb (; ), also known as the Arab Maghreb () and Northwest Africa, is the western part of the Arab world. The region comprises western and central North Africa, including Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, and Tunisia. The Maghreb al ...
at
Paris 13 University
Sorbonne Paris North University () is a public university based in Paris, France. It is one of the thirteen universities that succeeded the University of Paris in 1968. It is a multidisciplinary university located in north of Paris, in the munici ...
since 1985.
He has published several books of literary criticism, including one about Algerian poet
Malek Haddad. He defines Maghreb Literature as literary texts published by authors from Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco who use colloquialisms in French, Arabic and
Berber
Berber or Berbers may refer to:
Ethnic group
* Berbers, an ethnic group native to Northern Africa
* Berber languages, a family of Afro-Asiatic languages
Places
* Berber, Sudan, a town on the Nile
People with the surname
* Ady Berber (1913–196 ...
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Bekri has published poetry collections in French and in Arabic.
Works
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References
Living people
1951 births
People from Gabès
20th-century Tunisian poets
Tunisian literary critics
Tunisian expatriates in France
Academic staff of the University of Paris
21st-century Tunisian poets
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