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Houda Darwish

b. 1991

Algerian writer

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Born 1991. Houda Darwish is an Algerian novelist, writer and poet.

Houda Darwish is an Algerian novelist, poet, writer, and women's rights activist. According to Abdel Madjid Djaber, a Palestinian critic and academician, she is a "charming lady of Algerian literature.".

Personal life Born in West Algeria on November 26, 1991, Houda Darwish lived with two parents working as teachers, the father an Arabic teacher, the mother a French teacher. Because of her family situation, she was opened up to a wide variety of cultures and a mix between the Arabic and French literature. She pursued her medicinal studies between French and Algerian university, currently as a pediatrician and neonatologist.

Career At the age of sixteen, once she settled down in Cairo, Darwish presented her first novel titled "Amal...A Love Looking for a Homeland" (In Arabic: آمال... حب يبحث عن وطن ). It was written in a poetic style with political bravado. It talked about a journey of a Palestinian musician between the roads of politics, espionage, and exile.

Publishing works on a range of controversial issues, Darwish is well known by being literary affected by Jubran Khalil Jubran, Nizar Qabbani, and Mahmoud Darwish (supposedly, the latter man is the reason she chose Darwish as a last name for herself).

Huda Darwish continues her success by publishing sequels. Justifying her transition between poetry and prose, the ex editor-in-chief of Rose al-Yūsuf, Essam Abdel-Aziz, said "Houda Darwish is a creative woman whose writing made us come back to the belle epoque."

Literature Stories آمال.. حب يبحث عن وطن (Hopes ... Love Looking for a Homeland) Amour en Quete sa Nation خلود الياسمين (The Immortality of Jasmine) نساء بلا ذاكرة (Women Without Memory)

Poetry لك وحدك ("Only For You")

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University of Algiers 1, University of Caen Normandy

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Who is Houda Darwish?

Algerian writer

When was Houda Darwish born?

Houda Darwish was born on 26 November 1991 in Algiers.

What is Houda Darwish's occupation?

Houda Darwish is a novelist, writer and poet.

What nationality is Houda Darwish?

Houda Darwish is Algerian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Houda Darwish

· Wikidata: Q27827806

· DBpedia: Houda Darwish

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