Rachid Mimouni


Rachid Mimouni was an Algerian writer, teacher, and human rights activist.
Mimouni wrote novels describing Algerian society in a realist style. He was threatened by Islamic militants for his stance against a movement which he described as being based on archaic ideas, irrelevant in the present time.

Biography

Rachid Mimouni was born in Boudouaou, 30 km from Algiers to a family of poor peasants.
Mimouni studied science at the University of Algiers before becoming a teacher at the École supérieure du commerce in Algiers. He was president of the Kateb Yacine foundation and also held the position of vice-president at Amnesty International. He fled Algeria for France in 1993 to escape the civil war and the assassinations of intellectuals. He died in Paris in 1995 of hepatitis. Prior to his death, he had been "living in Morocco for the past two years".

Works

  • « Le printemps n'en sera que plus beau »
  • « Le Fleuve détourné »
  • « Une peine à vivre »
  • « Tombéza »
  • « L'Honneur de la tribu »
  • « La ceinture de l'ogresse »
  • « Une paix à vivre »
  • « De la barbarie en général et de l'intégrisme en particulier »
  • « La Malédiction »
  • « Chroniques de Tanger »
  • « Une peine à vivre »

Literary Awards