Sheikh Zayed Book Award
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Edition 14 (2020) Winner
Mohamed Ait Mihoub
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Mohamed Ait Mihoub
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1968-10-15 （Bizerte, Tunisia）
- Nationality
- Tunisia
- Languages
- Arabic, French
- Residence History
- Bizerte (birthplace) → Manouba (education/employment) → Tunis (academic and cultural activities) → United Arab Emirates (works at Zayed University)
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Translator, Assistant Professor (Arabic language and literature)
- Active Years
- 1993-
- Affiliations
- Tunisian Writers Union, Narratology research group, University of Manouba, Zayed University (employer), Comar Foundation (competition committee), Abdul Hameed Shoman Foundation (judging committee)
- Memberships
- Tunisian Writers Union, Narratology research group, University of Manouba
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Manouba | Faculty of Arts and Humanities | Department of Arabic Language and Literature | 学士 | — | Tunisia |
| University of Manouba | Faculty of Arts and Humanities | Department of Arabic Language and Literature | 修士 | — | Tunisia |
| University of Manouba | Faculty of Arts and Humanities | Department of Arabic Language and Literature | 博士（PhD） | — | Tunisia |
University of Manouba
Faculty of Arts and Humanities
/ Department of Arabic Language and Literature
Degree:
学士
Year of Graduation:
1991
Country:
Tunisia
Bachelor's degree in Arabic Language and Literature
University of Manouba
Faculty of Arts and Humanities
/ Department of Arabic Language and Literature
Degree:
修士
Year of Graduation:
1999
Country:
Tunisia
Master's degree
University of Manouba
Faculty of Arts and Humanities
/ Department of Arabic Language and Literature
Degree:
博士（PhD）
Year of Graduation:
2007
Country:
Tunisia
PhD in Arabic Language and Literature
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Ministry of Culture 1st Literary Prize | Roses and Ash | — | Ministry of Culture (Tunisia) | 受賞 |
| 2000 | Ministry of Culture Literary Prize | The Letters of Sand | — | Ministry of Culture (Tunisia) | 受賞 |
| 2015 | Mustapha Azzouz Award for Children's Literature | A Broken Bird Flying in the Sky | — | Mustapha Azzouz Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2020 | Sheikh Zayed Book Award — Translation Award | The Romantic Man | 翻訳 | Sheikh Zayed Book Award | 受賞 |
Ministry of Culture 1st Literary Prize
1994
Work:
Roses and Ash
Organization:
Ministry of Culture (Tunisia)
Result:
受賞
Ministry of Culture Literary Prize
2000
Work:
The Letters of Sand
Organization:
Ministry of Culture (Tunisia)
Result:
受賞
Mustapha Azzouz Award for Children's Literature
2015
Work:
A Broken Bird Flying in the Sky
Organization:
Mustapha Azzouz Foundation
Result:
受賞
Sheikh Zayed Book Award — Translation Award
2020
Work:
The Romantic Man
Category:
翻訳
Organization:
Sheikh Zayed Book Award
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Roses and Ash
1993 Short story collectionA collection of short stories portraying intersections of society and individual life in contemporary Tunisia, marked by themes of memory, loss, and allegorical elements.
memorylosssociety
The Letters of Sand
1994 NovelA novel that searches for memory and identity through personal letters and fragmented narratives.
identitymemorymovement
The Autobiographical Novel in the Arabic Literature
2016 Academic bookA study of autobiographical techniques and their expression in contemporary Arabic literature.
autobiographical fictionmethodologycontemporary literary studies
The Intergenic Interference in the Contemporary Arabic Literature
2019 Academic bookAn academic study examining how different literary genres and forms interfere and interact with each other.
genre studiesliterary theory
The Romantic Man
2018 Translation (philosophy/literature)Arabic translation of Georges Gusdorf's work, containing historical and philosophical reflections on Romanticism.
Romanticismintellectual historytranslation
Bibliography
- Roses and Ash (1993)
- The Letters of Sand (1994)
- Mister L (translation of Azza Filali, 2008)
- Glory of Sand (translation of Mustapha Tlili, 2010)
- End of Game (translation of Samuel Beckett, 2011)
- Broken Bird Flying in the Sky (translation/children's book, 2015)
- The Romantic Man (translation of Georges Gusdorf, 2018)
- The Autobiographical Novel in the Arabic Literature (2016)
- The Intergenic Interference in the Contemporary Arabic Literature (2019)
Translations by Author
- Mister L (Azza Filali, French→Arabic, 2008)
- Glory of Sand (Mustapha Tlili, French→Arabic, 2010)
- End of Game (Samuel Beckett, French→Arabic, 2011)
- The Romantic Man (Georges Gusdorf, French→Arabic, 2018)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Scholarly approach combined with narrative elements in contemporary Arabic literatureConcise and symbolic style in children's literature
- Recurring Motifs
- memory and lossmovement and borderssearch for identity
Legacy
Mohamed Ait Mihoub is recognized as a writer, translator, and scholar in contemporary Tunisian literature, contributing to Arabic literary exchange through fiction, academic studies, and translations. His work in children's literature and translation has been particularly honored.
Academic Societies
- Tunisian Writers Union
- Narratology research group, University of Manouba
Trivia
- Produced radio programs such as "The Other Text", "Tunisian Tales", and "This is How the Narrator Talks" on cultural radio.
- Works as an assistant professor at Zayed University.
- Has produced numerous translations from French into Arabic.