Biographies: Abdelaziz El Aroui - Writer

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A Tunisian writer, born in 1898, in Monastir - Tunisia, and after completing his primary education there, he joined the capital to continue his studies at Al-Sadiqiah Secondary School. After graduating, he worked as a writer in business administrations, then gave up and managed the Al-Nahda press during the years 1927-1928, and he then issued the newspaper (Al-Hilal Al-Tunisi) and it was in French in 1930. He also worked as an editor for many years in the Petit Matin newspaper (Al-Sabah Al-Saghir). He is a member of the Taht Essour group, which promoted literature in Tunisia before World War II. He joined the Tunisian Radio as an editor and broadcaster since its founding in 1938, and took the position of deputy editor-in-chief of the news, and then a sports commentator, until he was commissioned to manage it from 1949 to 1956. He wrote a number of plays for the theater. His fame is due to the folk stories he used to tell in the Tunisian dialect, some of which were filmed under the title Abdelaziz Laroui's Tales. He provided the Tunisian folklore with a great service, as he collected, revised, and narrated most of the stories of this heritage that were almost lost. He passed away on July 13, 1971.

• 28 December 2021
• farah ashraf