Driss Chraïbi


Driss Chraïbi was a Moroccan author whose novels deal with colonialism, culture clashes, generational conflict and the treatment of women and are often semi-autobiographical.
Born in El Jadida and educated in Casablanca, Chraïbi went to Paris in 1946 to study chemistry before turning to literature and journalism.

Works

His first novel, The Simple Past, was published in 1954.
Other works by Driss Chraïbi:
Chraïbi wrote two children's books.