Leila Abouzeid
Leila Abouzeid (Arabic: ليلة أبو زيد) (born 1950, El Ksiba) is a Moroccan author.[1] She writes in Arabic rather than in French 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
References
- ^ 'Abu Zayd, Layla', in Simon Gikandi, ed., Encyclopedia of African Literature. Routledge; 2002. ISBN 978-0415230193.
External links
| Persondata |
| Name |
Abouzeid, Leila |
| Alternative names |
Abu Zaid, Layla |
| Short description |
Moroccan writer |
| Date of birth |
1950 |
| Place of birth |
El Ksiba |
| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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