Ahmed Sefrioui () (January 1, 1915 - February 25, 2004) was a Moroccan novelist and pioneer of

Moroccan literature Moroccan literature are the written and Oral tradition, oral works of Moroccan culture. These works have been produced and shared by people who lived in Morocco and the historical states that have existed partially or entirely within the geograp ...

in the

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Biography

He was born in

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in 1915 of

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parents. After 1938 he worked at the government departments of culture, education and tourism in

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. He died in 2004.Simon Gikandi, ''Encyclopedia of African Literature'', ed. Taylor & Francis, 2003, , p. 677

References

Books

* ''Le chapelet d'ambre'' (Le Seuil, 1949) : His first novel centered on Fez (for this novel he receives "le grand prix littéraire du Maroc") * ''

La Boîte à merveilles ''La Boîte à merveilles'' is an autobiographical 1954 novel by Moroccan writer Ahmed Sefrioui. Background It was long thought to be the first mainstream Moroccan novel written in the French language.In fact the first Moroccan novel written in F ...

'' (Le Seuil, 1954) : the city of Fez, as seen through the eyes of the little Mohammed. This novel about traditions and life in the city was a milestone for Moroccan literature. * ''La maison de servitude'' (SNED, Algérie, 1973) * ''Le jardin des sortilèges ou le parfum des légendes'' (L'Harmattan, 1989). Berber novelists Moroccan male writers Moroccan male novelists Moroccan autobiographers 1915 births 2004 deaths 20th-century Moroccan novelists {{Morocco-writer-stub