# Mohamed Nadir Sebaa

Mohamed Nadir Sebaa, (Arabic: محمد النذير السبع) is an Algerian novelist and poet, born on 28 November 1956 Batna. He writes novels and poetry in French language. The novelist is known for focusing his work on dissecting the reality of his society over different periods of time, and by mentioning the names of places and people as they are pronounced locally, without translation or modification.
Sebaa had a friendship with Kateb Yacine, whom described him in a letter he sent to him, as “The writer of Humility, Simplicity and True Sense.”

## Education

He studied in several Algerian cities such as Batna, Skikda and Annaba, and graduated with a university degree from the National School of Administration in Algiers.

## Career

He started teaching at university Batna1 Hadj Lakhdar Algeria, as a professor of literature. In 2004, he was entrusted with the task of supervising the culture sector in Wilaya of Batna. Sebaa, a founder of the magazine “Culture Books,” (Arabic: kraris althaqafa). In the media, Sebaa contributed his articles to the a weekly French-language "Estrangement" (Arabic: Al-Qutah), owned by the writer Tahar Djaout, which disappeared after his death. He also published some articles in the Eurasian newspaper (French section) in 1992, and in the daily “Al-Sharq Al-Jumhouri” published in Annaba.

## Works

His first book, "Men on Tracks," was published by the National Book Foundation in 1986.
As for the most recent, it is a book on administrative management, entitled:
"Small Application Guide, Administrative management guide in the light of texts" (Arabic: aldalil altatbiqiu alsaghir, dalil altasyir al'iidarii ealaa daw' alnusus).

## Encyclopedia book

Far from the field of literature, Sebaa wrote a biographical book entitled: "Symbols and Speech", published by Dar Elhouda in Ain M'lila in 2009, with a volume of 380 pages. This encyclopedia is a translation of about 487 personality from the world of culture and thought in the Islamic world.
Among the most important of these names are: Imru' al-Qais, Hatim al-Tai, Al-Khansa, Dihya or Damya or (Arabic Al-Kahina), Al-Mutanabbi, Ibn Arabi,
Ibn Rushd (Averroes), Fatma Tazoughert, Jamal al-Din al-Afghani, ibn Badis, Omar al-Mukhtar, Isabelle Eberhardt, Mouloud Feraoun, Malek Bennabi, Nasreddine Dinet, Ahmed Deedat, ... and others.
The book, which was completed between 1990 and 1997, was scheduled to be published by the University of Batna in 1997.
However, It is published with the support of the Ministry of Culture after 12 years delay.

## Literature

* “This is how fate wanted” - by Maha Publishing and Distribution House.
* “Men on the tracks” (French: Des hommes sur les pistes) (1985 - ENAL - 150 pages).
* "Avis de recherche" (1988 - Numidia House - 158 pages).
* "Les Grosses Têtes du Maghreb", Paris, Karthala, 1986.
* "The things goes the other way of our will" (Arabic: tati alriyah bima la tashtahi alsufun),(French: Le vent ne souffle pas au gré des navires) (ENAL - 1992 - Algiers - 171 pages).
* "Innocence coupable" (Editions Fennec - 1992 - 93 pages).
* "Journal d'un flâneur" (CIDIM - Marseille 2003).
* "Batna-Marseille", 2004, Cidim.
* "L'Histoire, les Aurès et les hommes", 2006.
* "Fatma Tazoughert".
* "Témoin des ombres".
* "Rumuz et Calame", by Dar Elhouda (Ain M'lila) - 2009 - 319 pages - (ISBN 978-9947-26-147-7).
* "Le petit guide pratique", 2010.
* "La Passion du cèdre".
* "Les cahiers de la culture".
* "L'hymne au désert" (Édilivre - 2015 - 30 pages - ISBN 978-2-332-99284-0).

## Awards

Muhammad Al-Natheer has received several awards inside and outside his country, including:
* International Competition in Literature Award for the City of Algiers (1987), for his novel: “The Moods of Destiny” (Arabic: 'amzijat alqadr).
* Malek Haddad Prize (1992) from Noureddine Aba Foundation, for his novel: "The things goes the other way of our will" (Arabic: tati alriyah bima la tashtahi alsufun).
* The Senegalese Aminata Sow Fall Award in 1993, for his poetry collection "Guilty Innocence" (Arabic: bara'at mudhniba).
* Silver medal in the international competition organized by the Safi Foundation (SAFI) for the University of Morocco (2003).