Samir Ayadi

Samir Ayadi (1947-2008) was a Tunisian playwright.[1]

Samir Ayadi

Biography

Born in Métouia, a village in southern Tunisia, his family moved to the capital Tunis when he was three years old. He studied at Khaznadar High School, where he graduated in 1966, then at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities of Tunis.[2]

Literary and theatrical work

Ayadi was a prolific writer for thirty-two years, including publishing several short stories including Sakhab Essamt, Kadhalika Yaktouloun el Amal, Zaman Ezzakharef and Hadir el Echq fel Ashar. He is also the author of a large number of plays including Ras El Ghoul, El Jazya El Hilaliya, Atchan ya Sabaya, Elissa (Dido), Sindbad, Sabra, A night in La Goulette, That Essour, Halawani Bab Souika or Mondo.[2]

A founding member of the movement of the literary avant-garde in Tunis, he chaired the newspaper Culture, published by the literary club of the House of Culture Ibn-Khaldoun, the newspaper Al Massar, published by the Union of Tunisian Writers, and the newspaper La Vie culturelle, published at the time by the Ministry of Cultural Affairs. He also chaired the International Carthage Festival in the early 1980s.[2]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1974Sejnane
1975The MessiahPharisee
1976Les Ambassadeurs
2003Le soleil assassiné

References
  1. "Banipal (UK) Magazine of Modern Arab Literature - Back Issues - Banipal 39". www.banipal.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  2. "Samir Ayadi". Wikipédia (in French). 2017-07-20.



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