Driss Chraïbi
Driss Chraïbi (Arabic: إدريس الشرايبي; July 15, 1926 – April 1, 2007) was a Moroccan author whose novels deal with colonialism, culture clashes, generational conflict and the treatment of women and are often perceived as semi-autobiographical.
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| Born | July 15, 1926 El Jadida, Morocco |
| Died | April 1, 2007 (aged 80) Valence, France |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Language | French |
| Nationality | Moroccan |
| Period | 1954–2004 |
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Born in El Jadida and educated in Casablanca, Chraïbi went to Paris in 1945 to study chemistry before turning to literature and journalism. His works have been translated into English, Arabic, Italian, German and Russian. He viewed himself as an anarchist, writing on issues such as immigration, patriarchy and the relation between the west and the Arab world
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