Michèle Fitoussi (born 24 November 1954) is a French writer. She is of Tunisian-Jewish descent.

Biography

Fitoussi was born in

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. Besides writing fiction and non-fiction, Fitoussi was an editor of French ''Elle'' magazine. She is the co-author, along with

Malika Oufkir Malika Oufkir () (born April 2, 1953) is a Moroccan Berber writer and former victim of enforced disappearance. She is the daughter of General Mohamed Oufkir and a cousin of fellow Moroccan writer and actress Leila Shenna. Biography Malika Ouf ...

, of '' Stolen Lives: Twenty Years in a Desert Jail'', an exposé of the Moroccan penal system. She first met Malika Oufkir in March 1997 eight months after Malika had arrived in France from Morocco. ''Stolen Lives'' was selected for

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in 2001. Fitoussi's novel ''Victor'' was adapted into a

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, released in 2009.

Selected works

*'' Stolen Lives: Twenty Years in a Desert Jail'' (by Malika Oufkir) * *''Le ras-le-bol des superwomen'' *''Le dernier qui part ferme la maison'' *''Victor'' *''Un bonheur effroyable'' *''L'étrangère'' (by Malika Oufkir) *''Des gens qui s'aiment'' *''Cinquante centimètres de tissu propre et sec'' *''Gente que se ama''

References

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