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Taha Hussein (Taha Hüseyin)

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Gender Male
Death50 years ago
Date of birth November 15,1889
Zodiac sign Scorpio
Born Maghaghah
Egypt
Date of died October 28,1973
DiedCairo
Egypt
Spouse Suzanne Bresseau
Job Philosopher
Novelist
Book editor
Educator
Awards United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights
Children Amina Hussein
Movies/Shows The Nightingale's Prayer
Books The Days
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Taha Hussein (Taha Hüseyin) Life story


Taha Hussein was one of the most influential 20th-century Egyptian writers and intellectuals, and a figurehead for the Egyptian Renaissance and the modernist movement in the Middle East and North Africa. His sobriquet was "The Dean of Arabic Literature". He was nominated for a Nobel prize in literature fourteen times.

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