Driss Chraibi, a Moroccan novelist who wrote about Islam, colonialism and the treatment of women in his homeland, has died, the state news agency reported. He was 80.
Chraibi died Sunday night in southwest France, the MAP agency reported.
The Moroccan native moved to Paris in 1945 to study chemistry, and remained in France until his death. He wrote in French, his adopted tongue.
Chraibi's literary career began in 1954 with the publication of his first novel, Passe Simple, an autobiographical work attacking Islam and the treatment of women in Morocco's taboo-laden society. He went on to write 18 more novels.
His body will be brought back to Morocco for burial.
King Mohammed VI paid a tribute to late Moroccan writer Driss Chraibi, who passed away last Monday in Paris at the age of 81.
In a condolence message to Chraibi's family, the sovereign noted that "Driss Chraibi is one of the pioneers of the Maghreban Literature in French, a language that he mastered so brilliantly that his works appear among the World Literature wonders."
King Mohammed VI stressed that "Chraibi forced the admiration of the national and international Literature family and all those who knew him personally or through his works," noted the king.
The writer of the "Passé Simple" started his literary career in 1954 where he wrote 18 more novels, most dealing with colonialism and memories of Morocco.
Driss Chraibi received numerous awards for his writing at home and abroad, such as the Mediterranean Africa in 1973, the French-Arab Friendship Prize in 1981 and the Mondello Prize.
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