Driss El Khouri (1939[1] – 14 February 2022) was a Moroccan novelist who was one of the most acclaimed in the country.[2] El Khouri died at his home in Salé on 14 February 2022, at the age of 83.[3][4]

Driss El Khouri
Born1939
Casablanca, Morocco
Died14 February 2022 (aged 83)
Salé, Morocco
Occupation(s)Journalist, novelist

Novels edit

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

External links (both in French) edit

Bibliography edit

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

References edit

  1. ^ "الموت يٌغيّب إدريس الخوري عن عمر ناهز 83 سنة.. وتشيع جنازته يوم الثلاثاء في الرباط".
  2. ^ "إدريس الخوري".
  3. ^ "الموت يخطف الكاتب و الصّحافي إدريس الخوري". Achkayen. 14 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  4. ^ "L'écrivain Driss El Khoury s'en est allé". TelQuel (in French). Retrieved 15 February 2022.