Walid Ikhlasi | |
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وليد إخلاصي | |
Born | |
Died | 19 February 2022
Aleppo, Syria | (aged 86)
Other names | Walīd Ikhlāṣī, Waleed Ekhlassi |
Occupation | Writer |
Walid Ikhlasi ( Arabic: وليد إخلاصي; 27 May 1935 – 19 February 2022) was a Syrian novelist, short story writer and playwright.
Born in İskenderun, after getting a degree as an agricultural engineer, Ikhlasi started his career as a writer of short stories in 1954. [1] In 1963, he published Qissas ("Stories"), his first collection of stories, and two years later, he debuted as a novelist with Shita al-bahr al-yabis. [2]
Also an avantgarde playwright, his style is characterized by an experimental, surrealistic, and absurdist vein, often mixed with an extreme realistic tone. [2] [3] Among his major themes, is his longing for democracy and freedom. [2]
Besides his literary activity, Ikhlasi served as a lecturer at the University of Aleppo. [1] He died in Aleppo on 19 February 2022, at the age of 86. [4]
Walid Ikhlasi | |
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وليد إخلاصي | |
Born | |
Died | 19 February 2022
Aleppo, Syria | (aged 86)
Other names | Walīd Ikhlāṣī, Waleed Ekhlassi |
Occupation | Writer |
Walid Ikhlasi ( Arabic: وليد إخلاصي; 27 May 1935 – 19 February 2022) was a Syrian novelist, short story writer and playwright.
Born in İskenderun, after getting a degree as an agricultural engineer, Ikhlasi started his career as a writer of short stories in 1954. [1] In 1963, he published Qissas ("Stories"), his first collection of stories, and two years later, he debuted as a novelist with Shita al-bahr al-yabis. [2]
Also an avantgarde playwright, his style is characterized by an experimental, surrealistic, and absurdist vein, often mixed with an extreme realistic tone. [2] [3] Among his major themes, is his longing for democracy and freedom. [2]
Besides his literary activity, Ikhlasi served as a lecturer at the University of Aleppo. [1] He died in Aleppo on 19 February 2022, at the age of 86. [4]