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Kateb Yacine
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Kateb Yacine كاتب ياسين | |
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| Born | Kateb Yacine 2 August 1929 Constantine, Algeria |
| Died | 28 October 1989 (aged 60) Grenoble, France |
| Resting place | El Alia Cemetery |
| Occupation | novelist, essayist, activist |
| Language | French, Arabic |
| Nationality | Algerian |
| Period | 1940–1989 |
| Notable works | Nedjma, Le Polygone étoilé |
| Notable awards | the Grand Prix National des Lettres in France, 1987 |
| Children | Amazigh Kateb |
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Kateb Yacine (Arabic pronunciation: [kæːtb jæːsiːn]; 2 August 1929 or 6 August 1929 – 28 October 1989) was an Algerian writer notable for his novels and plays, both in French and Algerian Arabic, and his advocacy of the Berber cause.
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