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Mohamed Choukri
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15 Jul 1935
† 15 Nov 2003
Beni Chiker, Morocco
Biography
Mohamed Choukri (1935–2003), was a Moroccan author and novelist. He is best known for his internationally acclaimed autobiography For Bread Alone (al-Khubz al-Hafi), which was described by the American playwright Tennessee Williams as "A true document of human desperation, shattering in its impact". Born in in Ayt Chiker, a small village in the Rif mountains in the Nador province, Morocco, Choukri was raised in an extremely poor family. He ran away from his tyrannical father and became a homele...
Also Known As
محمد شكري, ⵎⵓⵃⴰⵎⵎⴻⴷ ⵛⵓⴽⵔⵉ, Mohammed Choukri
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