Leila Abouzeid

Leila Abouzeid
Abouzeid in 2016
Abouzeid in 2016
BornLeila Abouzeid
1950
El Ksiba, Morocco
OccupationWriter, Journalist
NationalityMoroccan
GenreFiction, Non-fiction
SubjectsIdentity, Islam, Gender, Post-colonialism
Notable worksThe Year of the Elephant, The Last Chapter
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Leila Abouzeid (Arabic: ليلة أبو زيد) (born 1950, El Ksiba) is a Moroccan author.[1] She writes in Arabic and is the first Moroccan woman writer of literature to have her works published in English-language translation.

  1. ^ 'Abu Zayd, Layla', in Simon Gikandi, ed., Encyclopedia of African Literature. Routledge; 2002. ISBN 978-0-415-23019-3.