Saphia Azzeddine ( December 12, 1979 ) is a French naturalized Moroccan writer,

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, and

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Biography

Saphia Azzeddine lived in

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during her early days of life. At the age of nine, she went to live in

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in the city of

Ferney-Voltaire Ferney-Voltaire () is a Communes of France, commune in the Ain Departments of France, department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region of eastern France. It lies between the Jura Mountains and the France–Switzerland border, Sw ...

, on the border of Switzerland. She continued her studies, earning a classical bachelor's degree and a degree in

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. Before moving on to writing, she worked as a

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and screenwriter. In 2002, she interviewed the comedian

Jamel Debbouze Jamel Debbouze (; ar, جمال دبوز, Jamāl Dabūz; born 18 June 1975) is a French-Moroccan actor, comedian, screenwriter, film producer and director. Best known for his stand-up comedy sketches, he also worked with director Alain Chabat i ...

during his tour in Switzerland for a

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magazine. In 2005 she published her first, successful novel, ''Confidences à Allah'' , adapted a decade later by Simon Eddy and Marie Avril. In 2011, the film ''Mon père est femme de ménage was released'', of which she is the writer and director. The film was an adaptation of her second novel which was published in 2009.

Works

Writing Style

* ''Confidences à Allah'' Léo Scheer Paris * ''Mon père est femme de ménage'' Léo Scheer Paris * ''La Mecque-Phuket'' Léo Scheer Paris * ''Héros anonymes'' Léo Scheer Paris * ''Combien veux-tu m'épouser?'' Paris * ''Bilqiss'' Paris

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References

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