Abdelhamid ben Hadouga

Abdelhamid ben Hadouga or Abdelhamid Benhedouga (in Arabic عبد الحميد بن هدوقة) was an Algerian writer, born on 9 January 1925 in Mansourah near Bordj Bou Arréridj to an Arab Algerian father and a Berber mother. He wrote more than fifteen novels in Arabic as well as short stories and plays. He has been described as one of the most important Algerian writers in Arabic of his time. He also worked for cultural programming in a number of radio stations in Paris, Tunisia and Algeria. Between 1957 and 1974, he wrote tens of theatrical pieces and sketches for the BBC Arabic Service, Tunisian radio and TéléDiffusion d'Algérie. His novel Vent du Sud was adapted to a feature film. many of his books were translated to French. Ben Hadouga died on 26 October 1996.

Books 1958: Al Djazair Bayn elamsi wal yawmi (Algeria between yesterday and today), series of articles 1960: Dhilalun Djazaïria (Algerian shades), Beirut 1962: Al‑Ashiaa As‑Sabâa (The seven rays), 10 stories, Tunis 1967: Al‑Arwah Ash‑Shaghira (The vacant spirits), poems, Algiers, Sned editions 1971: Rih al Djanoub (Le Vent du Sud / The wind of the South), novel, Algiers, Sned editions 1974: Al Kateb wa Qissas Okhra (The writer and other stories), Algiers, Sned editions 1974: Nihayatou al Ams (The end of yesterday), novel, Algiers, Sned editions 1981: Banae As‑Soubh (La mise à nu), novel, Algiers, Sned editions 1992: Wa Ghadan Yaoum Djadid (And tomorrow is a new day), novel, Al Andalous editions