Salah Ahmed Ibrahim facts for kids
Salah Ahmed Ibrahim (Arabic: صلاح أحمد إبراهيم; December 1933 – May 1993), was a Sudanese literary writer, poet and diplomat. He is considered as one of the most important Sudanese poets of the first generation after the country's independence.
Life and political activity
Born in Omdurman, Ibrahim graduated from the University of Khartoum, Faculty of Arts, and, from 1965 to 1966, he taught at the Institute of African Studies at the University of Ghana. He maintained an involvement in politics, and was eventually appointed Sudanese Ambassador to Algeria.
His sister Fatima Ahmed Ibrahim was a leading parliamentarian and a campaigner for women's rights.
He died in May 1993 in Paris, France.
Literary works
In a literary study about Sudanese poetry, Salah Ibrahim was described as "the most important Sudanese poet of his generation", as "in his poetry, there is all the yearning, all the frustration of his generation. He writes his poetry with miraculous ease and beauty." Ibrahim was also noted for his socialist realist fiction, of which he was a notable proponent.
Selected works
- Gha'bat El-Abanois, Arabic غابة الأبنوس or Ebony Forest, poetry collection.
- Gha'dbat El-Heba'y, Arabic غضبة الهبباى or Rage of El-Heba'y, poetry collection.
