He was born in Fes in 1915 of Berber parents.[1] After 1938 he worked at the government departments of culture, education and tourism in Rabat. He died in 2004.[2]
References
^Salim Jay, Dictionnaire des écrivains marocains, Eddif, 2005, p. 320
^Simon Gikandi, Encyclopedia of African Literature, ed. Taylor & Francis, 2003, ISBN978-0-415-23019-3, p. 677
Le chapelet d'ambre (Le Seuil, 1949) : His first novel centered on Fez (for this novel he receives "le grand prix littéraire du Maroc")
La Boîte à merveilles (Le Seuil, 1954) : the city of Fez, as seen through the eyes of the little Mohammed. This novel about traditions and life in the city was a milestone for Moroccan literature.
La maison de servitude (SNED, Algérie, 1973)
Le jardin des sortilèges ou le parfum des légendes (L'Harmattan, 1989).
