Mbarek Ould Beyrouk

Mbarek Ould Beyrouk is a Mauritanian writer and journalist. In 2016, he received both the Prix Ahmadou-Kourouma and the Prix du roman métis des lycéens for his novel Le Tambour des larmes.

Biography

Mbarek Ould Beyrouk was born in Atar, Mauritania, in 1957. He studied law at Mohammed V University and founded the country's first independent newspaper, Mauritanie demain, in 1988.

Works

Et le ciel a oublié de pleuvoir Nouvelles du désert Le Griot de l'émir Le Tambour des larmes. The Desert and the Drum, trans. Rachael McGill Je suis seul Parias. Pariahs, trans. Marjolijn de Jager Le Silence des horizons. The Silence of the Horizons, trans. Marjolijn de Jager Saara. Saara, trans. Rachael McGill