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Edité par Dar Ibn Khaldoun, Beirut / Beyrouth, 1972
Vendeur : LIVRESCOLLECTOR, Bruxelles, Belgique
Illustrated softcover / Broché, couverture illustrée, 21,5cm x 14,5cm, 144pp. Very small creasing to left top corner of front cover and right top corner of back cover, very slight small dirty traces to top edge of front cover, small paper label to spine, else near fine / Très petits plis aux coins supérieurs gauche de la couverture recto et droit de la couverture verso, très légères petites salissures au bord supérieur de la couverture recto, petite étiquette au dos débordant légèrement sur la couverture, sinon très bon état. VERY SCARCE / TRÈS RARE. Ahmed Fouad Negm (Najm, Negem) (1929-2013), populary known as Al-Fagommi, was an Egyptian vernacular poet known for his patriotic and revolunationary works. One of seventeen brothers, after his father, a police officer, died, he was placed in an orphanage in 1936, which he left in 1945, at the age of 17, and he returned to his village to work has a sheperd and in an English camp. After that, he was appointed as a labour in mechanical workshop. He was imprisoned for three years for counterfeiting form, during which he won first place in writing competition organized by the Supreme Council for the Arts. He published his first collection while he was still in prison. After he was released, he was appointed as a clerk in the Organisation for Asian and African Peoples, became a regular poet on Egyptian radio and formed signing duet with composer Sheikh Imam for more than 30 years. He was imprisoned several times, during around 15 years in total, due to his harsh criticism of Presidents Nasser, Sadat and Mubarak. In 2007, he was chosen by the United Nations Poverty Action as Ambassador of the Poor. Sheik Imam (1918-1995), a famous Egyptian composer and singer, was born to a poor family in a village. He lost his sight when he was one year old. His seven brothers died before he was born. He moved to Cairo where he learnt music and singing. In 1962, he met Ahmed Fouad Negm and formed a popular duo with him for more than 30 years. Their songs, mostly in favor of the poor oppressed classes, were banned on Egyptian radio and television stations. Their revolutionary songs critizing the government after the 1967 war led them many times to imprisonment. In the middle of the eighties, he performed in West Europe, North Africa and Lebanon. Egypt / Egypte / Misr / Littérature arabe / Arab literature / Poésie / Poetry. (B).