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| Born | July 7, 1951 Gabès, Tunisia |
| Occupation(s) | Poet, literary critic |
Tahar Bekri (born 1951) is a Paris-based Tunisian poet and literary critic.
Tahar Bekri | |
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| Tahar Bekri in 2011 | |
| Born | July 7, 1951 Gabès, Tunisia |
| Occupation(s) | Poet, literary critic |
Tahar Bekri (born 1951) is a Paris-based Tunisian poet and literary critic.
Tahar Bekri was born on July 7, 1951, in Gabès, Tunisia. [1] [2]
Bekri has taught Literature of the Maghreb at Paris 13 University since 1985. [1] He has published several books of literary criticism, including one about Algerian poet Malek Haddad. He defines Maghreb Literature as literary texts published by authors from Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco who use colloquialisms in French, Arabic and Berber. [3]
Bekri has published poetry collections in French and in Arabic. [1] [4]
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