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Abdallah Guennoun (Born in 1908 in Fès - died 9 July 1989 in Tanger) was a famous, and influential Moroccan essayist.^[1] In 1927 and 1928 he wrote a book called " An Nubûgh Al Maghribi " (The genius of Morocco, three volumes) where he assesses the excellence of Moroccan literature and philosophy. Guennoun taught at the universities of Cairo, Damascus, Bagdad, and Amman.

[edit] On Guennoun

• CHAYBI, Ahmed. Al-Dirâsa al `adabiyya fî al-Magrib: Al-ustâdh `Abd`allâh Kanűn numudhadj,

Tánger: Madrasa al-Malik Fahd al-Uliyâ li-l-Tardjuma, 1991.

• HABABI, Fatima al-Djamiya al. Abd allâh Kanűn, Mohammedia: Mat:ba`a Fadhâla, 1991.

Abstract: Abdallah Guennun. Estudio biográfico y literario.

• HABABI, Fatima al-Djamiya al. Abd allâh Kanűn, Casablanca: Mu`asasas Űnâ, 1997.

[edit] References

1. ^ Literatura Marroqui [1] (retrieved Feb. 13, 2009)

• Memoirs of important Men of Morocco: Ibn Battuta, Rabat:Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, 1996
• Dhikrayat Mashahir Rijal al-Maghrib: Ahmad Zarruq, 1954
• Mohammed Tozy, Zakya Daoud, Abdallah Guennoun ou le dernier des Lettrés. LAMALIF (188), 1987:05, 13-16
• Rom Landau, Portrait of Tangier, ed. Hale, 1952, chapter 30: "Guennoun"

[edit] External links

• Afrique info (in French) [2] (retrieved Feb. 13, 2009)
• Tangier.free.fr (in French) [3] (retrieved Feb. 13, 2009)

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