Driss Ben Hamed Charhadi
Encyclopedia
Driss ben Hamed Charhadi (1937–1986) is the pseudonym for Larbi Layachi, a Moroccan
story-teller
, some of whose stories have been translated by Paul Bowles
from Moroccan Arabic
to English
. His Life Full of Holes was first tape-recorded and translated by Bowles over the course of several visits to his home by Charhadi.
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
story-teller
Storytelling
Storytelling is the conveying of events in words, images and sounds, often by improvisation or embellishment. Stories or narratives have been shared in every culture as a means of entertainment, education, cultural preservation and in order to instill moral values...
, some of whose stories have been translated by Paul Bowles
Paul Bowles
Paul Frederic Bowles was an American expatriate composer, author, and translator.Following a cultured middle-class upbringing in New York City, during which he displayed a talent for music and writing, Bowles pursued his education at the University of Virginia before making various trips to Paris...
from Moroccan Arabic
Moroccan Arabic
Moroccan Arabic is the variety of Arabic spoken in the Arabic-speaking areas of Morocco. For official communications, the government and other public bodies use Modern Standard Arabic, as is the case in most Arabic-speaking countries. A mixture of French and Moroccan Arabic is used in business...
to English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
. His Life Full of Holes was first tape-recorded and translated by Bowles over the course of several visits to his home by Charhadi.