Ahmed Reda Houhou

أحمد رضا حوحو (Known as "Reda Houhou")

Novelist, Satirist, Pioneer of the Algerian Arabic Novel, Executed Martyr

Born Dec 15, 1910

Sidi Okba, Algeria

Passed Away Mar 29, 1956 Constantine, Algeria

Lifespan 45 years old

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Foundational pioneer of the modern Algerian Arabic novel and short story, author of Ghadat Umm al-Qura, brutally executed in Constantine in 1956 for his anti-colonial writings.

Biographical Record

Born in the Ziban oasis near Biskra, Ahmed Reda Houhou studied in Medina where he edited the literary journal *Al-Rabita al-Arabiyya*. Returning to Algeria in 1946, he joined the Association of Algerian Muslim Ulema and directed the Ben Badis Institute in Constantine.

His 1947 novel *Ghadat Umm al-Qura* is regarded as the first modern novel in Algerian Arabic literature. A master satirist (*Ma Himar al-Hakim*), he exposed colonial oppression with razor-sharp irony. On March 29, 1956, French paratroopers dragged him from his home and executed him in the Constantine ravine.

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Central Martyrs Cemetery of Constantine
Constantine, Algeria

                         GPS: 36.3650, 6.6147                    

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