Bashir Khrayyef

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]

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

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 Mustafa Khrayyef.

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 (A date in its cluster, 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]
  • 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. Mamelouk, Douja (2017-08-10). Hassan, Waïl S. (ed.). Tunisia (in The Oxford Handbook of Arab Novelistic Traditions). Vol. 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.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. 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.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "البشير خريف" [Bashir Khrayyef]. Al-mawsouaa al-tunisiyya [The Tunisian Encyclopedia]. Retrieved 2020-10-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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