Chraïbi, Driss, 1926-2007

found: His The butts, c1983:t.p. (Driss Chraïbi) cover (b. in El Jadida, Morocco)

found: Wikipedia WWW site, Apr. 5, 2007(Driss Chraïbi; b. July 15, 1926, El Jadida; d. Apr. 1, 2007, Drôme, France; Moroccan author)

found: Dictionary of African Biography, accessed June 12, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database:(Chraïbi, Driss; fiction writer, dramatist, radio / television producer / director; born 15 July, 1926 in Mazagan (present-day el-Jadida), near Casablanca, Morocco; graduated in chemical engineering, Paris (1946-1950), abandoned before receiving doctorate in neuropsychiatry; devoted to literature and journalism (1952); began writing epics to comedy, National Radio and Television Broadcasting System (1954); his first novel toward Islamic traditionalism, Le passȩ simple (The Simple Past) (1955) was banned in Morocco (until 1977), later he disowned the novel (1957); published many novels (1955-1980s); published fictional biography L'homme du livre (The Man of the Book, 1995) about distinction between Islam and Islamic fundamentalism; wrote autobiography Vu, lu, entendu (Seen, Read, Heard) (1998); died 01 April, 2007 in Drôme, France)