Akli Tadjer (Arabic:آكلي تاجر), a Franco-Algerian writer, was born on August 11, 1954,[1] in Paris, of Algerian immigrant parents. His first novel, Al-Tassili, was published in 1985, for which he won the Georges Brassens Prize for Literary Creativity.[2]
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| Born | August 11, 1954 Paris, France |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | French |
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Biography
editAkli Tadjer was nicknamed "a writer by chance" as he started writing by chance after his father wanted him to be a protection[clarification needed] or policeman. He joined the world of fiction through the entrance of French newspapers and magazines. Then he became a teacher of literature in Paris schools. Tadjer began writing for the French newspaper Le Monde in the 1980s until he became one of the popular readers.[clarification needed] What distinguishes his writings is the global dimension that is derived from reality. He held many positions as a teacher at the École Normale Supérieure de Journalism (Higher School of Journalism) in Paris and as editor of many newspapers and magazines. Critics consider him to be a rising writer at the international Francophone level.[3]
Al-Tassili
editThe complexities of Algérianité (French-Algerian identity) is a common theme of Algerian literature. Al-Tassili opens with Tadjer's protagonist Omar returning to France, a symbolic representation of a return "home" to France from the "home" in Algeria. This is given a humorous twist when Omar jokes that his previous attempt at the "voluntary adaptation training course" (French: stage d'adaptation volontaire) had lasted only fifteen days, he says: "Algeria I blame you for not being able to hold on to me. I came with the secret ambition of successfully passing this voluntary adaption phase".[4]
Works
editSome of his works include the followings:[5]
- Al-Tassili (original title: Les A.NI. du Tassili), 1985 (won Georges Brassens Prize for Creativity)
- Courage and Patience (original title: Courage et patience), 2000
- The Bag Holder (original title: Le Porteur de cartable), 2002
- Alphonse, 2005
- Beautiful Memories (original title: Bel-Avenir), 2006
- One Day, 2008
- The Western, 2009
- The Best Way to Love (original title: La Meilleure Façon de s'aimer), (2012)
Awards
edit- He won the Bay of Angels Award in 2016 for his novel The Tango Queen.
- He won Morocco Award for his book The Bag Holder in 2002.[6]
References
edit- ^ Congress, The Library of. "LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies (Library of Congress)". id.loc.gov. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
- ^ "آكلي تاجر ...... الروائي المجهول في وطنه الجزائر !". الجزائرية للأخبار (in Arabic). 2019-11-13. Retrieved 2021-02-20.
- ^ "آكلي تاجر". أرابيكا (in Arabic). 2020-08-08. Retrieved 2021-02-20.
- ^ Aitel, Fazia (2014). We are Imazighen: The Development of Algerian Berber Identity in Twentieth-Century Literature and Culture. University Press of Florida. p. 138.
- ^ "Tadjer, Akli, 1954-". Viaf.org. Archived from the original on 2021-06-08.
- ^ "طلاب مدرسة ثانوية فرنسية رفضوا دراسة رواية لأن مؤلفها "عربي"". العين الإخبارية (in Arabic). 2018-10-25. Retrieved 2021-02-20.