Corinne Chevallier
Corinne Chevallier | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 June 1935 |
| Citizenship | Algerian |
| Occupations | Historian, novelist |
| Parent | Jacques Chevallier |
| Writing career | |
| Language | French |
| Notable works | La Petite Fille du Tassili, La Nuit du corsaire |
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)
References
- ↑ Hamid Tahri (2007-05-17). "Algérienne, profondément algérienne..." El Watan.
Categories:
- 1935 births
- Living people
- People from Algiers
- Pieds-noirs
- Algerian historians
- Algerian people of French descent
- Algerian women historians
- 21st-century Algerian women writers
- 21st-century Algerian writers
- French-language Algerian writers
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