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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
Nabile Farès
Algerian writer
Mouloud Feraoun
Algerian novelist
Mouloud Mammeri
Algerian author
Marcel Proust
Marcel Proust
French writer
Nina Berberova
Russian-American writer
Paul Bowles
American composer, translator, and author
Djebar, Assia
Assia Djebar
Algerian writer and filmmaker
Mohammed Dib
Algerian author
Emmanuel Roblès
Algerian-French author
Daoud, Kamel
Kamel Daoud
Algerian writer
Rachid Boudjedra
Rachid Boudjedra
Algerian writer
Kateb Yacine
Algerian author
Jean Amrouche
Algerian poet
Malek Haddad
Algerian poet
Henri Kréa
Algerian-French author
Mourad Bourboune
African author
Louis-Alexandre Chatrian
French author
Émile Erckmann
French author
Voltaire
Voltaire
French philosopher and author
Charles Baudelaire
Charles Baudelaire
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