Abdelkarim Jouaiti Explained

Abdelkarim Jouaiti (Arabic: عبد الكريم جويطي) (born 1962) is a Moroccan novelist.

Early life

Born in Beni Mellal,^[1] he works in the Moroccan civil service and was at one point the Ministry of Culture's regional director in Tadla-Azilal.^[2]

Career

He is the author of several novels including:

• Night of the Sun (1992)
• Celebrations of Death (1996)
• Yellow Morella (2002)
• Platoon of Ruin (2007)

Platoon of Ruin was longlisted for the Arabic Booker Prize in 2009.

External links

• Author's website (in Arabic)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Abdul-Kareem Jouaity . . https://web.archive.org/web/20111002205139/http://www.arabicfiction.org/author/38.html . 2 October 2011.
2. Web site: La région de Tadla-Azilal . Morocco Ministry of Culture and Communication . 8 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181209123452/http://www.minculture.gov.ma/fr/index.php/directions-regionales/oriental-/68-directions-regionales/carte-par-region/393-la-region-de-tadla-azilal . 9 December 2018 . dead .