Salem Zenia
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| Born | Salem Zinya September 26, 1962 |
| Citizenship | Algerian |
| Education | University of Liège |
| Occupations | Writer, journalist, poet |
| Spouse | Kaissa Ould Braham |
| Awards | Premi Veu Lliure (2021) |
Salem Zenia (Kabyle: Salem Zinya, born September 26, 1962 in Freha, Tizi Ouzou Province, Algeria) is a Kabyle writer.
He studied in Frèha and later in Azazga High School and journalism (distance studies) in Ecole Universalis (Liège, Belgique) .
He has worked as a journalist for several publications and participated in several Kabyle movements. He created Racines/Iz’uran journal in 1998 and was awarded with the honour diploma of Tamazgha association in Paris.
Premio Ostana "Special Prize"
[edit]In June 2017, Zenia was awarded the "Special Prize" of the Premio Ostana, to be awarded by the Municipality of Ostana, Cuneo, Italy.[1] It is an annual prize and cultural initiative organized by the Municipality of Ostana and by the Cultural Association Chambra d'Oc, dedicated to languages and to literary authors who use a "mother tongue", a present-day minority language of territorial belonging, in their works.
References
[edit]- ↑ d'Oc, Chambra. "Nòvas n.167 Mai 2017 – Nòvas n.167 Mai 2017". chambradoc.it. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
Books
[edit]- 1993, Les rêves de Yidir = Tirga n Yidir (Yidir's Dreams)
- 1995, Tafrara (The Dawn)
- 2003, Lyil d wefru
- 2004, Tifeswin (Springtime)
External links
[edit]- (in Spanish) Artículo de El País
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