Driss Chraïbi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Driss Chraïbi

Moroccan author (1926-2007)

Date of Birth: 15-Jul-1926

Place of Birth: El Jadida, Casablanca-Settat, Morocco

Date of Death: 01-Apr-2007

Profession: writer, dramaturge, journalist, children's writer, radio journalist

Nationality: Morocco

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Driss Chraïbi (July 15, 1926, El Jadida – April 1, 2007, Drôme, France) was a Moroccan author whose novels deal with colonialism, culture clashes, generational conflict and the treatment of women and are often semi-autobiographical.Born in El Jadida and educated in Casablanca, Chraïbi went to Paris in 1946 to study chemistry before turning to literature and journalism.