Malika Mokkeddem

Malika Mokkeddem

Malika Mokkeddem (Kenadsa, Algeria; October 5, 1949) is an Algerian writer.

Biography

Malika Mokkeddem was born on October 5, 1949 in Kenadsa, a small mining town on the limit of the western desert of Algeria. She is the daughter of an illiterate nomad family who became sedentary. She grew up listening to the stories told by her grandmother, Zohra, and was the only girl in her family and town to finish secondary studies. She enrolled to study medicine in Oran and finished her studies in Paris. She specialized in Nephrology and later established in Montpellier in 1979. She practiced till 1985 when she decided to dedicate her time to literature.

Works

* "The Men Who Walk" ("Les hommes qui marchent", 1990), Littré Prize and Fondation Nourredine Aba Prix.
* "The Century of Locusts" ("Le siècle des sauterelles", 1992), Prix France-Maghreb Afrique-Méditerranée.
* "The Forbidden Woman" ("L'interdite", 1994), Méditerranée Prix.
* "Of Dreams and Assassins" ("Des rêves et des assassins", 1995)
* "Night of the Lizard" ("La nuit de la lézarde", 1998)
* "N'zid" (2001)
* "Trance of the Rebellious" ("La transe des insoumis", 2003)
* "My Men" ("Mes hommes", 2005)


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Malika Mokkeddem — (Kenadsa, Argelia; 5 de octubre de 1949) es una escritora argelina. Biografía Malika Mokkeddem nació el 5 de octubre de 1949 en Kenadsa, un peque …   Wikipedia Español

  • Malika Mokeddem — Malika Mokkeddem (Kenadsa, Algeria; October 5, 1949) is an Algerian writer. Biography Malika Mokkeddem was born on October 5, 1949 in Kenadsa, a small mining town on the limit of the western desert of Algeria. She is the daughter of an illiterate …   Wikipedia

  • Malika — may refer to: the Arabic word for queen, the feminine of Malik, which is a forename Contents 1 People 2 Geography 2.1 Nepal 2.2 Pakistan …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”