Taos Amrouche
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Kabylian writer and singer (1913-1976)
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- Volshebnoe zerno
- Inig akked ccfaya
- Le Grain magique, contes, poèmes et proverbes berbères de Kabylie
- L'exil et la memoire
- Carnets intimes
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Marie-Louise-Taos Amrouche (4 March 1913 in Tunis, Tunisia - 2 April 1976 in Saint-Michel-l'Observatoire, France) was an Algerian writer and singer. She was born to a family of Kabyle Roman Catholic converts. She was the first Algerian female writer. Her first novel Jacinthe noir (an autobiographical novel) was published in 1947 . Her mother Fadhma Aït Mansour had a great impact on her life. Her literary style reflected the oral traditions of Kabylie, descended from her mother. <a href="https:/
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- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Algeria
- Place of birth
- Tunis
- Place of death
- Saint-Michel-l'Observatoire
- Mother
- Fadhma Aït Mansour
- Occupation
- poet
- Languages spoken
- Kabyle
- Instrument
- voice
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- date of birth
- 1913-03-04
- date of death
- 1976-04-02
- place of burial
- Saint-Michel-l'Observatoire
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