Hassan Aourid (born December 24, 1962) is a Moroccan politician and writer. He has held several official positions, including being appointed in July 1999 as the first official spokesperson for the Royal Palace, a position he held until June 2005. He also served as the Kingdom’s historian. As a writer, his literary and intellectual works focus on issues of identity, history, and politics. His most notable novels include The Morisco, The Story of a Donkey, and The Spring of Cordoba. He is known for his profound style, which blends literary narrative with intellectual analysis.
Hassan Aourid’s style is characterized by a refined literary language that combines philosophical depth with sociological analysis. He seeks to articulate Moroccan history and reality in a style that blends narrative and intellectual contemplation. He writes in a fluid style, yet laden with cultural and historical connotations, which takes his texts beyond the purely entertaining dimension to the level of critical contemplation and historical documentation. His language is also rich and diverse, employing classical Arabic vocabulary with a special aesthetic, with a clear presence of philosophical and political terms that reflect his academic background.
At the level of narrative structure, Aourid relies on a multiplicity of voices, intertwining different viewpoints in his texts, giving his works a dialogic character that reflects the diversity of cultural and social references. He also employs flashbacks and internal monologue to highlight the psychological and intellectual transformations of his characters, particularly in his novels, which reflect the struggles of identity and belonging. A contemplative tendency is evident in his writings, as he raises profound questions about issues of history, politics, and modernity, making his texts not merely narratives, but rather attempts to understand the problems facing Moroccans and Arabs in the modern era.