This collection of poetry addresses the nature of time, reflections on the natural world, the difficulty of loss,
contemporary social issues and gratitude for life.
Hoda Hussein
Egyptian poetess and translator
Nominated a universal ambassador of peace
Background
Information
Hoda Hussein is in Cairo in 1972, of a mother alexandrine and of a Nubian father of originr, this duality of culture between “mediterrane” and “minority” were not the only duality which it has of solving in her spirit; Egyptian house musilmane but catholic French school, in the capital but in an island entouree by the nile of all the dimensions, an island poutrant which is not located far from the centre town of Cairo or take place all the cultural actions and activitees, artistic and same policies. etc, in this context charges of extreme duality, hoda Hussein A adopts the concepte mirroire or the “Same one” is “opposes it”, or the other equalizes it to oneself same in a certain point, of this energy of mirroir, its texts are nourished.
Birth Place
cairo, egypt
Accomplishments
Published books:
1996- "Let it be" (leyakon),poems book ed.: supreme council of culture – Cairo, Egypt
- translation of "Ecrire" sort stories book of Merguerite Duras – ed.: Sharqeyat, with the collaboration of the French mission for translation and cooperation – Cairo, Egypt
1998- "once upon a time" (fema mada), poems book ed.: El garad – Cairo, Egypt
- "the ameba lesson" (darsel amiba) Novel, ed.: the general Egyptian book organization, Cairo, Egypt
- Translation of 2 novels "Une femme" and "passion simple" of Annie Ernaux. Ed.: Sharqeyat, with the collaboration of the French mission for translation and cooperation. Cairo, egypt
2000- "Random" (ashwaeya), poems book. Ed.: El Garad – Cairo, Egypt
- Translation of "mettre Fin" novel of Franc Bijou. Ed.: National project of translation, supreme council of culture, Cairo, Egypt
2002- "Masks of the rose" (aqne'at al warda), poem book. Ed.: Merit. Cairo – Egypt
- translation of "L'evenement", Novel of Annie Ernaux". Ed: Merit. Cairo, Egypt.
2004- "we, the fools" (nahnol maganeen) poem book. Ed.: Ministry of Culture. Sanaa, Yemen.
- emission of "Nothing to Fear", short movie , in the German culture institute in Cairo, in the frame of the youth short movies week
2006- "Map of the self" poem book Arabic and English plus drawings. Ed.: KaTaBa, Cairo, Egypt.
Festivals:
1999- "voices of the Mediterranean" poetry festival, Lodeve, France
2004- "First encounter for young Arab poetry" Sanaa, Yemen
2006- "Second encounter for youth Arab poetry" Sanaa, Yemen
- "poetas del mundo poetry encounter" Santiago, Chile
- "Alexandria/Marseille encounter for poetry and translation", international poetry center, Marseille, France
Contact Information
2 wageeh pasha st. off aboukeer str. janakleez
alexandria
egypt