Tunisian academic, poet, critic, and novelist (1948–2018)
Hussein el-Wad (Arabic: حسين الواد) (born 20 March 1948 - died 02 June 2018[1]) was a Tunisian academic, poet, critic and novelist.[2] He was born in Moknine in northern Tunisia and studied for his doctorate at the University of Tunis.[3] He was also a professor at King Saud University in Riyadh.[4]
As a scholar of Arabic literature, Al-Wad's output included books on the works of Al Maarri, Al Mutanabbi, and Abu Tamam. He was a novelist too. His first novel Scents of the City (2010/11) won the Golden Comar Award in Tunisia,[5][6] and his second novel His Excellency the Minister was shortlisted for the 2013 Arabic Booker Prize.[7]
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