The famous Libyan writer Ibrahim Alkoni was born in 1948 in Ghdamis Oasis,which is located in the southern part of the Libyan desert and mainly occupied by Altuareg or (the blue men).He started learning Arabic when he was 12 in a school where he grew up.
He studied philosophy in Moscow,where he worked later as a journalist at the Libyan culture institute .
His first literary book of stories was published in 1974.And by 2007 he has published about 80 books.His work have been translated into 35 languages.Also he has won many prizes in different countries,such as Switzerland ,where he has been living since 1993.
Now he is one of the most prolific Arabic novelist in this century.