Moussa Ould Ebnou
I am a philosophy professor at the University of Nouakchott in Mauritania. I have written several novels and collections of short stories in French and have self-translated many of them into Arabic. I own DIWAN publishing house, which specializes in publishing Saharan science fiction.
Nasrin Qader, professor at Northwestern University, wrote about me in her study: Fictional Testimonies or Testimonial Fictions: Moussa Ould Ebnou's "Barzakh". Research in African Literatures, published by Indiana University Press, Vol. 33, No. 3 (Autumn, 2002), pp. 14-31: «The Mauritanian novelist Moussa Ould Ebnou is one of the most innovative writers in African literature today. He is the author of numerous novels in double versions, French and Arabic, in which he masterfully mixes science fiction and mysticism, history and myth, truth and fiction, philosophy and literature. » BARZAKH is a unique blend of science fiction and mysticism, history and myth, truth and fiction, philosophy and literature. The book is chock-full of unexpected twists.
The exploration of varied and transdisciplinary themes such as Mauritanian history and culture, philosophy, Islamic tradition and mythology, through the lens of science-fiction, will be of great interest to English speaking audiences looking for new voices and perspectives in science fiction.
Two criteria distinguish good science fiction from mediocre: (a) it must aspire to the same high literary standards as any other genre of fiction, and (b) the science / technology vehicle that propels the plot and its characters, must fall within the realm of plausibility, its futuristic and imaginative elements notwithstanding. My novels easily meet those requirements. If you crave a read that deeply explores the meaning of intrinsic human impulses as love, passion, desire, and courage, then open the pages of my novels… it won’t disappoint you. You will find extended dialog, masterful description, a fair share of thrills and suspense.
While we might be picturing aliens and spaceships at the mere mention of science fiction books, science fiction is much more than that. Modern science fiction themes include environmental issues, the implications of the Internet and the expanding information universe, questions about biotechnology, nanotechnology, and post-scarcity societies, and mundane science fiction…
Moussa Ebnou
Web site: https://moussaebnou.net
