Fouad Laroui

Moroccan literature

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Fouad Laroui (1958 -) is a Moroccan economist and writer, born in Oujda, Morocco. After his studies in the Lycée Lyautey (Casablanca), he joined the prestigious École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées(Paris, France), where he studied engineering. After having worked in the Office Cherifien des Phosphates company in Khouribga (Morocco), he moved to the United Kingdom where he spends a few years in Cambridge and York. Later he obtains a PhD in economics and moves to Amsterdam where he is currently teaching econometrics and environmental science. In parallel, he is devoted to writing.

He is also a literary chronicler for the weekly magazine Jeune Afrique and Economia magazine, and the French-Moroccan radio Médi1.

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Les Dents du topographe (Julliard, 1996) - A chronicle of a young person in Morocco, an account which marks the refusal of the established order and a feeling of detachment for his homeland. Price Discovered Albert-Camus.
De quel amour blessé (Julliard, 1998) - The history of an impossible love affair between a Maghrebi living in Paris and a Jewish girl. Winner of Mediterranean prize of Colleges, Radio-Beur FM Prize .
Méfiez-vous des parachutistes (Julliard, 1999)- A comic portrait of the Moroccan society through the life of two mild nutters characters.
Le Maboul (Julliard, 2000) - A collection of satirical news of the Moroccan society.
La fin tragique de Philomène Tralala (Julliard, 2003)
Tu n'as rien compris à Hassan II (Julliard, 2004) - A collection of news.
De l’islamisme. Une réfutation personnelle du totalitarisme religieux (Robert Laffont editions, October 2006)