Mohamed Ghozzi
Tunisian poet and critic (1949–2024)
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Mohamed Ghozzi (Arabic: محمد الغزي; 24 February 1949 – 18 January 2024) was a Tunisian poet and critic, known for his poems with rich allusions for Sufism and childhood. He also wrote many tales and several plays.[1] Ghozzi died on 18 January 2024, at the age of 74.[2]
Early life
Mohamed Ghozzi was born on 24 February 1949 in Kairouan, where he continued his primary and secondary education. He obtained a degree in Arabic literature in 1973, and a DEA in literary criticism in September 1989.[2]
Publications
Poetry
- The Book of the Water, The Book of the , Tunis, 1982
- He Has so Much Given, I Have Little Taken, Tunis, 1991 (Abou el Kacem Chebbi Award in Tunis)
- The Little I Had Taken Is Considerable, Tunis, 1999
- There is an Other Light, Beyrouth, 2007
- Night Poems, Tunis, 2007
Plays
- Ibnou Rochd (Averroès) (First Award at Theater Festival in Charjah)
- The Station
- Cicada, Teach Me to Sing
- The Clown
Children's tales
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References
- ^ Abdul Kader El-Janabi and Bernard Noël, Anthropology of the modern arab poem, éd. Maisonneuve & Larose, Paris, 1999, p. 142
- ^ a b "Décès du poète Mohamed Ghozzi" (in French). Retrieved 19 January 2024.
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