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Driss El Khouri (1939[1] – 14 February 2022) was a Moroccan novelist who was one of the most acclaimed in the country.[2]

Driss El Khouri
Born	1939 Casablanca, Morocco
Died	14 February 2022 (aged 83) Salé, Morocco
Occupation	Journalist, novelist

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Forms
Novel Poetry
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Life and career

El Khouri's 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 marginalized members of society.

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

El Khouri died at his home in Salé on 14 February 2022, at the age of 83.[3][4]

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, 2 October 2003: Driss El Khoury fait bonne figure en Italie (Festival de la littérature méditerraéenne)

References

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