Corinne Chevallier Explained

Corinne Chevallier
Birth Date:25 June 1935
Birth Place:Algiers
Nationality:French
Citizenship:Algerian
Genre:historian, novelist
Genres:-->
Subjects:-->
Notablework:-->
Spouses:-->
Partners:-->

Corinne Chevallier (born 25 June 1935) is an Algerian historian and novelist of pied noir descent.[1] Her father, Jacques Chevallier, was mayor of Algiers.

Life

She was born in Algiers in 1935, where she has lived ever since.

She is one of the few pieds noirs who took Algerian citizenship and remained in the new state.

Works

Her works include the novels La Petite Fille du Tassili (Algiers: Éditions Casbah, 2001) and La Nuit du corsaire (Algiers: Éditions Casbah, 2005)

Notes and References

  1. News: Algérienne, profondément algérienne... . 2007-05-17. El Watan. Hamid Tahri. Hamid Tahri.