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]
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]