Walid Ikhlasi
Syrian dramatist, novelist, and short stories writer (1935–2022)
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Walid Ikhlasi (Arabic: وليد إخلاصي; 27 May 1935 – 19 February 2022) was a Syrian novelist, short story writer and playwright.
Life and career
Born in İskenderun, after getting a degree as an agricultural engineer, Ikhlasi started his career as a writer of short stories in 1954.[1] In 1963, he published Qissas ("Stories"), his first collection of stories, and two years later, he debuted as a novelist with Shita al-bahr al-yabis.[2]
Also an avantgarde playwright, his style is characterized by an experimental, surrealistic, and absurdist vein, often mixed with an extreme realistic tone.[2][3] Among his major themes, is his longing for democracy and freedom.[2]
Besides his literary activity, Ikhlasi served as a lecturer at the University of Aleppo.[1] He died in Aleppo on 19 February 2022, at the age of 86.[4]
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