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Kaddour M'Hamsadji
قدور محمصاجي
(Known as "M'Hamsadji")
Novelist, Playwright, Historian of Algerian Theater, Centenary Scholar
Born
Aug 08, 1933
Sour El Ghozlane, Algeria
Sour El Ghozlane, Algeria
Passed Away
Oct 13, 2022
Algiers, Algeria
Lifespan
89 years old
"To write is to build a lighthouse so memory does not crash against the reefs of oblivion."
Archival Overview
Prolific Algerian novelist, playwright, and literary historian whose work documented the birth of national theater, oral poetry, and urban folklore over seven decades.
Biographical Record
Born in Sour El Ghozlane, Kaddour M'Hamsadji began publishing fiction and dramatic plays in the late 1950s, bridging Arabic and French literary traditions. His novel *Le Silence des Cendres* (1968) addressed the human cost and moral resilience of the War of Independence.
As an encyclopedic cultural researcher, he authored monumental reference works on the origins of Algerian theater, Chaabi poetry, and Casbah oral traditions, serving as president of the Association of Algerian Writers and mentoring generations of young dramatists.
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Final Resting Place
Perpetual Memorial
Sidi M'hamed Cemetery
Algiers, Algeria
Algiers, Algeria
GPS: 36.7538, 3.0588
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