Occupation Writer Education University of Algiers Role Writer | Name Rachid Mimouni Signature | |
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Born November 20, 1945
Boudouaou (Alma), Algeria ( 1945-11-20 ) Died February 12, 1995, Paris, France Books Le Fleuve Detourne, Tombéza, La Malediction | ||
Nominations Prix Goncourt des Lyceens | ||
Rachid mimouni
Rachid Mimouni (In Arabic:رشيد ميموني) (November 20, 1945 – February 12, 1995) was an Algerian writer, teacher and human rights activist.
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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 (business school) in Algiers. He was president of the Kateb Yacine foundation and he 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.