Rachid Mimouni

Rachid Mimouni was born on the 20^th November 1945; he died on the 12^th February 1995. He was an Algerian writer, teacher and a human right activist.

Rachid Mimouni wrote novels to explain the Algerian society at large in a realistic pattern. Rachid Mimouni was threatened by the Islamic militants for his courage stance against the movement that he said to be based on archaic ideas and not required for the present time.

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Biography

Rachid Mimouni was born in Boudouaou, 30KM from Algiers in a family with poor background. Rachid Mimouni studied science at the University of Algiers before he became a teacher at the École supérieure du commerce, a business school that is in Algiers.

Rachid Mimouni was the president of the Kateb Yacine foundation and he occupied the position of vice-president at the Amnesty International.

Rachid Mimouni left his country to France in the year 1993 to dodge the civil war of the country and the assassination of the intellectuals of the society.

Rachid Mimouni died in Paris in the year 1995 of Hepatitis.

Works

Ø  “ Le printemps n'en sera que plus beau ” (1978)

Ø  “ Le Fleuve détourné ” (1982)

Ø  “ Une paix à vivre ” (1983)

Ø  “ Tombéza ” (1984)

Ø  “ L'Honneur de la tribu ” (1989)

Ø  “ La ceinture de l'ogresse ” (1990)

Ø  “ Une peine à vivre ” (1991)

Ø  “ De la barbarie en général et de l'intégrisme en particulier ” (1992)

Ø  “ La Malédiction ” (1993)

Literary Awards

Ø  Prix de l'Amitié Franco-Arabe (Fraco-Arab Friendship Award) for “ L'honneur de la tribu ” (1990)

Ø  Prix de la critique littéraire : Ruban de la francophonie (Literary Critics Award, best Francophone novel) for “ L'honneur de la tribu ” (1990)

Ø  Prix de littérature-cinéma du festival international du film à Cannes (Cannes Film Festival Film-Literature Award) for “ L'honneur de la tribu ” (1990)

Ø  Prix de l'Académie française (Académie française Award) for “ La ceinture de l'ogresse ” (1991)

Ø  Prix Hassan II des Quatre Jurys (Hassan II Four Juries Award ) for his complete works (1992)

Ø  Prix Albert Camus (Albert Camus Award) for “ Une peine à vivre et De la barbarie en général et de l’intégrisme en particulier ” (1993)

Ø  Prix du Levant (Levant Award) for “ La malédiction ” (1993)

Ø  Prix Liberté Littéraire (Literary Freedom Award) for “ La malédiction ” (1994)

Ø  Prix spécial Grand Atlas (Special Grand Atlas Award) for his complete works (1995)