Edmond Amran El Maleh
Edmond Amran El Maleh was a Moroccan writer and activist.
Biography
El Maleh was born in Safi, Morocco to a Jewish Berber family. During his youth he joined the Moroccan Communist Party. He moved to Paris in 1965, working there as a journalist and a teacher of philosophy.He only began writing in 1980, at the age of 63, traveling back and forth between France and Morocco. He stated that, in spite of his long stay in France, he had devoted his entire literary life to Morocco. From 1999 until his death he lived in Rabat.
There is controversy about his political stance; however, nothing has ever been corroborated. He was buried, according to his wishes, in the Jewish cemetery in Essaouira. He wrote in French.
Works
Parcours immobile Abner, Abnour.Le café bleu. Zrirek Mille ans, un jour Le Retour d'Abou El Haki.Jean Genet, Le Captif amoureux et autres essais Aïlen ou la nuit du récit Parcours immobile : RomanLa maIle de Sidi Maâchou Essaouira Cité heureuse- ''Une femme, une mère''