biography
pronunciation:
[ben zheloon]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1944– )
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| biography:
| French poet, novelist, and playwright, born in Fez, N Morocco. His work focuses on the problems of stateless emigrants, as in the novels Harrouda (1973) and Moha le fou, Moha le sage (1978), and in the essays Les Amandiers sont morts de leurs blessures (1976) and L'Ecrivain public (1981). Collections of poetry include Hommes sous linceul de silence (1971), Cicatrices de soleil (1972), Le Discours de chameau (1974), and Grains de peau (1975). A play, Chronique d'une solitude (1976), was staged at the Avignon Festival. |
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