Bashir Khrayyef

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

Bashir Khrayyef (Arabic: البشير خريٌف‎, romanized: al-Bashīr Khurayyif) (April 10, 1917 – December 17, 1983) was a Tunisian writer who is considered "the father of the realist novel in Tunisia."[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.[2][3]

Early life and education[]

Khrayyef was born on April 10, 1917 in Nefta, government of Tozeur in southwest Tunisia. He came from a literary family; his brother was the poet .

Writing career[]

Khrayyef's most famous historical novel, Barq al-layl (Night lightning, 1961) is set in Tunis during the 16th century Hafsid rule.[3] The novel treats the topics of slavery and racism through the love story of the protagonist, a black slave.[1]

His most influential novel, al-Digla fī ‘arājīnihā (, 1969), is set in an oasis community in the southwest desert of Tunisia. The remoteness of the community is emphasized through the use of a local dialect of Tunisian Arabic.[3]

His final novel, Ḥubbak darbānī (Your love is maddening, 1980) recounts an impossible love between a man and a prostitute.[1]

Bibliography[]

Novels[]

  • (1961) Barq al-layl (برق الليل (Night lightning))
  • (1969) al-Digla fī ‘arājīnihā (الدڤلة في عراجينها (A date in its cluster))
  • (1980) Ḥubbak darbānī (حبك درباني (Your love is maddening)), written in 1958[1]

Short Story Collections[]

  • (1975) Mashmūm al-Full (مشموم الفل (Jasmine bouquet)), included the stories "Khalīfat al-ʼaqraʻ" خليفة الأقرع and "Maḥfaẓa al-samār" (محفظة السمار (The woven wallet)), previously published in the magazine al-Fikr in 1965 and 1970[4]

Other Stories[]

  • Nokhal Baya (1936)
  • Lilet loutya (1937)
  • Hobbek derbani (1959)
  • Ballara (1992)

Awards[]

  • Ali Belhouane Municipal Prize, 1960[5]
  • Grand Prize for Literature and Thought, 1981[5]
  • Great Mantle of Culture, 1990[5]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Mamelouk, Douja (2017-08-10). Hassan, Waïl S. (ed.). Tunisia (in The Oxford Handbook of Arab Novelistic Traditions). 1. Oxford University Press. pp. 455–472. doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199349791.013.30.
  2. ^ قابوس, عبد الكريم (9 September 2017). "البشير خريف ماركيز تونس الذي تقرأ الأمهات قصصه في سقائف البيوت" [Bashir Khrayyef: The Tunisian Márquez whose stories are read by mothers in the vestibules of their houses]. Al-Arab. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c Allen, Roger (1995). The Arabic novel : an historical and critical introduction (2nd ed.). Syracuse, N.Y.: Syracuse University Press. pp. 66, 95, 136. ISBN 0-8156-2641-X. OCLC 30971401.
  4. ^ الدريدي, الحبيب (2017-07-08). "مائويّة الأديب البشير خريّف (1917 - 1983): إِنّ مــن القَــصـــص لَـسِـحْـرًا". ليدرز Leaders.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c "البشير خريف" [Bashir Khrayyef]. Al-mawsouaa al-tunisiyya [The Tunisian Encyclopedia]. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
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