Driss El Khouri

Moroccan literature

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Forms

Novel – Poetry – Plays

Criticism & Awards

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See also

El Majdoub – Awzal Choukri – Ben Jelloun Zafzaf – El Maleh Chraîbi – Mernissi Leo Africanus – Khaïr-Eddine

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Driss El Khouri is one of the most acclaimed Moroccan novelists. His books convey strongly the feel of everyday Moroccan life in coffee shops and other urban settings and show a firm commitment to representing the voices of marginalised members of society.

The poetry festival in Rabat in 2004 was held in honour of El Khouri.

Novels

• Al-Bidayat (Beginnings) (1980),
• Al-’ayyam wa Allayali (Days and Nights) (1982)
• Madinat Atturab (City of Dirt) (1988).

External links (both in French)

• Hommage to Driss el Khouri at the festival in Rabat (2004)
• Hommage to Driss el Khouri by the Institut du monde Arabe in Paris

Bibliography

• Le Monde, 02.10.2003: Driss El Khoury fait bonne figure en Italie (Festival de la littérature méditerraéenne)