Nacer khemir biography
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Nacer Khemir
Tunisian filmmaker and writer
Nacer Khemir | |
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| Born | Korba, Tunisia |
| Nationality | Tunisian |
| Occupation | writer .
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| Notable work | Les baliseurs du désert (Wanderers of the Desert) |
Nacer Khemir (Nacer Khémir, Arabic: ناصر خمير), born in in Korba, Tunisia, is a Tunisian writer, artist, storyteller, and filmmaker.[1]
Biography
From an early age, Khemir was fascinated by classical Arabic culture and by storytelling.
He has cited One Thousand and One Nights as a particular influence, saying, "I am a child of these stories."[2] However, in spite of this interest and a similar, lasting passion for film, Khemir initially planned a career as a painter and sculptor - a path he has, throughout his life, continued to pursue; his art has been exhibited at, among other institutions, the Centre Pompidou and the Museum of Modern Art in Paris.[3]
In , at the age of eighteen, he was awarded a