birth_date: 1927-07-05 00:00:00
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name: Malek Haddad
about: Algerian poet, novelist, and cultural adviser.Haddad wrote for French and Algerian weeklies and magazines during the Algerian War of Independence. His first published book was a collection of poetry, Le Malheur en danger (1956; “Trouble in Danger”). A second collection, Écoute et je t'appelle (1961; “Listen and I Will Call”), was introduced by the essay “Les Zéros tournent en rond” (“The Zeros Turn Round in a Circle”).Haddad wrote four novels: La Dernière Impression (1958; “Last Impression”), Je t'offrirai une gazelle (1959; “I Will Offer You a Gazelle”), L'Élève et la leçon (1960; “The Pupil and the Lesson”), and Le Quai aux fleurs ne répond plus (1961; “The Flowers Quay No Longer Answers”). Following Algerian independence Haddad continued Algerian poet, novelist, and cultural adviser.Haddad wrote for French and Algerian weeklies and magazines during the Algerian War of Independence. His first published book was a collection of poetry, Le Malheur en danger (1956; “Trouble in Danger”). A second collection, Écoute et je t'appelle (1961; “Listen and I Will Call”), was introduced by the essay “Les Zéros tournent en rond” (“The Zeros Turn Round in a Circle”).Haddad wrote four novels: La Dernière Impression (1958; “Last Impression”), Je t'offrirai une gazelle (1959; “I Will Offer You a Gazelle”), L'Élève et la leçon (1960; “The Pupil and the Lesson”), and Le Quai aux fleurs ne répond plus (1961; “The Flowers Quay No Longer Answers”). Following Algerian independence Haddad continued to write for periodicals until 1968, when he became director of culture at the Ministry of Culture and Information. Among the dominant themes of his works are the fatherland, exile, and happiness. ...more
death_date: 1978-06-02 00:00:00