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Also Known As Marguerite Taos • Marie-Louise Amrouche
Born March 4, 1913 • Tunis • Tunisia
Died April 2, 1976 (aged 63) • France
Notable Works “Jacinthe noire” • “Le Grain magique” • “Rue des tambourins”
Notable Family Members brother Jean Amrouche
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Mouloud Feraoun
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Marcel Proust
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Assia Djebar
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Mohammed Dib
Algerian author
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Emmanuel Roblès
Algerian-French author
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Kamel Daoud
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Rachid Boudjedra
Rachid Boudjedra
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Kateb Yacine
Algerian author
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Jean Amrouche
Algerian poet
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Malek Haddad
Algerian poet
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Henri Kréa
Algerian-French author
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Mourad Bourboune
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Louis-Alexandre Chatrian
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