Taha Hussein
Egyptian academic (1889–1973) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Taha Hussein (Egyptian Arabic: [ˈtˤɑːhɑ ħ(e)ˈseːn], Arabic: طه حسين; November 15, 1889 – October 28, 1973) was among the most influential 20th-century Egyptian writers and intellectuals, and a leading figure of the Arab Renaissance and the modernist movement in the Arab world.[2] His sobriquet was "The Dean of Arabic Literature" (Arabic: عميد الأدب العربي).[3][4] He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature twenty-one times.[5]
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Taha Hussein | |
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طه حُسين | |
Born | (1889-11-14)14 November 1889[1] |
Died | 28 October 1973(1973-10-28) (aged 83)[1] |
Era | Modern literary theory |
School | Modernism, Classical Arabic literature, Nahda |
Main interests | Classical Arabic literature, Islamic history, Mediterranean culture |
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