Siv Benhafsi

Siv Benhafsi (born 1952 in Bergen[1]) is a Norwegian novelist.

Benhafsi grew up in Porsgrunn,[1] and she was educated as a nurse. She moved to France for the first time in the early 1970s as an au pair, and later resided there for periods. In the mid-1980s she moved to Algeria after marrying an Algerian sociologist.[2]

Her debut novel Svart Paris ("Black Paris") issued on Pax (1987) was set in Paris.[2] Her sophomore publication was the short story collection En mor i Alger, set in Algiers and also published on Pax (1994). It was reviewed in Verdens Gang ("die throw" of 4).[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Tvedt, Klaus (24 September 1994). "Å være mor i Alger" [Being a mother in Algiers]. Telemark Arbeiderblad (in Norwegian). pp. 78–79. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b Lystad, Magne (10 February 1987). "Norsk debut om arabere in Paris". VG (in Norwegian). p. 45.
  3. ^ Kobro, Berit (7 June 1994). "Gløtt bak sløret". VG (in Norwegian). p. 43.


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