Leila Abouzeid
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Leila Abouzeid (born 1950, El Ksiba
) is a Moroccan author. She writes in Arabic
rather than in French
and is the first Moroccan woman writer of literature to be translated into English.
El Ksiba
El Ksiba is a town in Béni-Mellal Province, Tadla-Azilal, Morocco. According to the 2004 census it has a population of 18,481.-References:...
) is a Moroccan author. She writes in Arabic
Arabic language
Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...
rather than in French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
and is the first Moroccan woman writer of literature to be translated into English.
Works
- Year of the Elephant: A Moroccan Woman's Journey Toward Independence, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, University of Texas, 1990
- Return to Childhood, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, University of Texas, 1999, ISBN 978-0-292-70490-9
- The Last Chapter, The American University in Cairo Press, 2003
- The Director and Other Stories from Morocco, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, University of Texas, 2006, ISBN 978-0-292-71265-2
External links
- Return to childood, introduction (retrieved on March 14, 2008)