Fatima Gallaire

Fatima Gallaire (born 1944) is a Franco-Algerian playwright and author of short stories, who writes in French.

She was born in 1944 in Algeria, and holds a degree in French literature from the University of Algiers, and one in cinema from Paris 8 University.

She has written over twenty plays that have been translated and played in many languages, including English, Italian, German, Spanish and Uzbek. These include Princesses, translated as You have come back, and Les Co-épouses, translated as House of Wives.

She was awarded the Arletty Award in 1990 and the Amic Award of the Académie française in 1994.

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