Fatima Gallaire, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Fatima Gallaire

French--Algerian playwright and author

Date of Birth: 07-Aug-1944

Place of Birth: El Harrouch, Skikda Province, Algeria

Profession: writer, playwright, novelist

Nationality: France, Algeria

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Fatima Gallaire, née Bourega, (born 1944) is a Franco-Algerian playwright and author of short stories, who writes in French.
Born in Algeria, she holds a degree in French literature from the University of Algiers, and one in cinema from Paris 8 University.
She has written over twenty plays, many of which have been translated and performed in languages including English, Italian, German, Spanish and Uzbek.
These include Princesses, translated as You have come back, and Les Co-épouses, translated as House of Wives.
She received the Arletty Prize for Drama in 1990 and the Académie française AMIC award in 1994.