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Driss Chraïbi

1926 - 2007

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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. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Driss Chraïbi is the 3,304th most popular writer (up from 3,649th in 2019), the 73rd most popular biography from Morocco (up from 81st in 2019) and the 5th most popular Moroccan Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Driss Chraïbi ranks 3,304 out of 7,302. Before him are Booker T. Washington, Borislav Pekić, Nataliya Kobrynska, Leopoldo Lugones, Viktor Astafyev, and Alberic of Trois-Fontaines. After him are Ludvig Mylius-Erichsen, Johannes von Tepl, Edmund White, Johann Ernst Glück, Armand Salacrou, and John Perkins.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Driss Chraïbi ranks 228. Before him are Mickey Hargitay, Joseíto, Jon Vickers, Borys Romanchenko, Juan Hohberg, and Allan Sandage. After him are Rudi Gutendorf, Stanley Cavell, Avraham Adan, James Hillman, Bhupen Hazarika, and Ri Kun-mo. Among people deceased in 2007, Driss Chraïbi ranks 181. Before him are Chris Benoit, Igor Moiseyev, Jean Stablinski, Joseíto, Frédéric Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi, and Gyula Zsivótzky. After him are Katsuko Saruhashi, Sandro Salvadore, Emma Tillman, Darlene Conley, Dabbs Greer, and Paek Nam-sun.

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In Morocco

Among people born in Morocco, Driss Chraïbi ranks 73 out of 264. Before him are Macha Méril (1940), Baba Sali (1889), Saadeddine Othmani (1956), Ahmed Aboutaleb (1961), Yazid of Morocco (1750), and Ibrahim ibn Tashfin (1131). After him are Yahya al-Mu'tasim (null), Michel Qissi (1962), Dunash ben Labrat (920), Yves Lacoste (1929), Idris II of Morocco (791), and Touria Chaoui (1936).

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Among WRITERS In Morocco

Among writers born in Morocco, Driss Chraïbi ranks 5. Before him are Fatema Mernissi (1940), Tahar Ben Jelloun (1944), Daniel Pennac (1944), and Mohamed Choukri (1935). After him are Dunash ben Labrat (920), Eva Illouz (1961), Malika Oufkir (1953), Ahmed Rami (1946), Muriel Barbery (1969), Katherine Pancol (1954), and Leïla Slimani (1981).

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