Malek Alloula, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Malek Alloula

writer

Date of Birth: 13-Nov-1937

Place of Birth: Oran, Oran Province, Algeria

Date of Death: 17-Feb-2015

Profession: writer, poet, literary critic

Nationality: Algeria

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Malek Alloula (1937–2015) was an Algierian poet, writer, editor, and literary critic.He is chiefly notable for his poetry and essays on philosophy.
He wrote several books, notably a French publication entitled Le Harem Colonial, translated into English as The Colonial Harem, which was generally well received.
The author analyses colonial photographic postcards of Algerian women from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, arguing that the postcards do not accurately represent Algerian women, but rather a Frenchman's fantasy of the "Oriental" female.