Walid Ikhlasi

Walid Ikhlasi (Arabic: وليد إخلاصي; 27 May 1935 – 19 February 2022) was a Syrian novelist, short story writer and playwright.

Walid Ikhlasi
وليد إخلاصي
Born(1935-05-27)27 May 1935
İskenderun, Syria, France
Died19 February 2022 (2022-02-20) (aged 86)
Aleppo, Syria
Other namesWalīd Ikhlāṣī, Waleed Ekhlassi
OccupationWriter

Life and career

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]

References
  1. Young, M. J. L. (1981). "The Short Stories of Walīd Ikhlāṣī". Journal of Arabic Literature. 12: 125–136. doi:10.1163/157006481X00071. ISSN 0085-2376. JSTOR 4183050.
  2. Gouryh, Admer (1984). "The Fictional World of Walid Ikhlasi". World Literature Today. 58 (1): 23–27. doi:10.2307/40139637. ISSN 0196-3570. JSTOR 40139637. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  3. Carlson, Marvin (2003). "Ikhlasi, Walid". In Kennedy, Dennis (ed.). The Oxford encyclopedia of theatre & performance. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780198601746.
  4. "Writer Walid Ikhlasi passes away of 87 years old". Syrian Arab News Agency. 19 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.