Jean Amrouche

Jean el Mouhouv Amrouche (7 February 1906 in Ighil Ali, Algeria – 16 April 1962 in Paris, France) was an Algerian francophone writer, poet and journalist.[1]

Jean Amrouche
Born(1906-02-07)February 7, 1906
Ighil Ali, Petite Kabylie
DiedApril 16, 1962(1962-04-16) (aged 56)
Paris, France
Parent(s)
RelativesTaos Amrouche (sister)

Biography

Jean el Mouhouv Amrouche was born February 7, 1906 in Ighil Ali, in the valley of Soumman, in petite Kabylie. Amrouche emigrated with his family to Tunisia while still young. Jean had his secondary education at Alaoui college and then left for the Ecole Normale Superieure de Saint-Cloud. He intends to become a teacher. The poet Armand Guibert made him known in Tunisia by publishing his two collections of poems, Cendres (poems 1928–1934) in 1934 and Étoile secrète in 1937. He wrote at that time (poems, literary criticism) in Tunisian journals and gave lectures at the Cercle de l'Essor in Tunis. For several years with his friend Armand Guibert, he visited many countries in Europe. In 1943, he joined the Ministry of Information in Algiers, then the Radiodiffusion Française.[2]

He was the older brother of fellow writer Taos Amrouche. Both were the children of Fadhma Aït Mansour, author of History of My Life.

He died in 16 April 1962 at his home in Paris; he is buried in Sargé-sur-Braye in Loir-et-Cher.[2]

Selected works
  • Chants Berbères de Kabylie, 1939
  • Etoile Secrète, 1937
  • Cendres : poèmes, 1928–1934, 1934

References
  1. Gikandi, Simon (2003). Encyclopedia of African Literature. Taylor & Francis. pp. 29–31. ISBN 978-1-134-58223-5. Retrieved 2018-11-24.
  2. Déjeux, Jean (1986). "Amrouche". In Déjeux, Jean; Pantuček, S. (eds.). Encyclopédie berbère. 4. Aix-en-Provence: Edisud. pp. 608–613.


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