Taha Hussein (Taha Hüseyin)
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 51 years ago |
Date of birth | November 15,1889 |
Zodiac sign | Scorpio |
Born | Maghaghah |
Egypt | |
Date of died | October 28,1973 |
Died | Cairo |
Egypt | |
Spouse | Suzanne Bresseau |
Job | Philosopher |
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Awards | United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights |
Children | Amina Hussein |
Movies/Shows | The Nightingale's Prayer |
Books | The Days |
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ID | 2215618 |
Taha Hussein (Taha Hüseyin) Life story
Taha Hussein was one of the most influential 20th-century Egyptian writers and intellectuals, and a figurehead for the Egyptian Renaissance and the modernist movement in the Middle East and North Africa. His sobriquet was "The Dean of Arabic Literature". He was nominated for a Nobel prize in literature fourteen times.