• Name: Abdelfattah Kilito
  • Also Known as: Abdelfattah Kilito Biography: Born in 1945 – Rabat – Morocco.
  • Continued his education at the secondary Moulay Youssef Lycée; then at the Faculty of Arts and Human Sciences in Rabat.
  • Obtained his doctorate from the new University of Sorbonne, in 1982, on the narrative and cultural patterns in the works of Alhmdani and AlHariri.
  • Professor of Arts, Mohamed V University, Rabat, since in 1968.
  • Gave numerous lectures, and participated in cultural events in Morocco and abroad.
  • Visiting Professor at several European and American universities, including the University of Bordeaux and the Sorbonne, The Collège de France, Princeton University and Harvard University.
  • The works were the topic of many articles, critical comments, books and university research material, in both Arabic and French.
  • Some of hi works were translated into other languages including English, French, German, Spanish and Italian.  

Most Prominent Awards:

  • Great Moroccan Award – 1989.
  • Atlas Award – 1996.
  • French Academy Award – 1996.
  • Most Prominent Work:
  • Al Adab wa Al Ghuraba.
  • L’oeil Et L’aiguille Lan Tatakallama Lughati Al Hikayat wal Ta’awel.
  • Al Maqamat.
  • Al Adab wal Irtuyab.
  • Al Gah’eb.
  • Lisan Adam.
  • Abu Alaa Al Maari.
  • Address: Tel: 037-714638 – Fax: 0021237772068