Rachida Lamrabet
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| Born | 1970 |
| Language | Flemish |
| Nationality | Belgium |
| Genre | novel, short story, theatre |
Rachida Lamrabet (born 1970) is a Moroccan-born Belgian writer and lawyer writing in Flemish.
A native of the Rif region,[1] she came to Belgium with her parents in 1972.[2] Lamrabet works as a lawyer for the Centre for Equal Opportunities and Opposition to Racism.[3] Her first novel Vrouwland (Woman Country), published in 2007, received the Flemish Debuutprijs.[4] In 2006, her story "‘Mercedes 207" was awarded the Kleur de kunst! (Colour the arts!) prize by Kif Kif; it was included in the anthology Kif Kif. New Voices from Flanders.[3]
Her writing has appeared in Banipal, a magazine dedicated to contemporary Arab literature.[5]
Selected works[4]
- Een kind van God (Children of God), short stories (2008), received the BNG Nieuwe Literatuurprijs sponsored by the Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten[1]
- De man die niet begraven wilde worden, novel (2011)
- De handen van Fatma, play (2014)
References
- 1 2 "Lamrabet, Rachida". Espace créateur (in French). Fondation Banque Populaire pour l'Education et la Culture.
- ↑ Lamrabet, Rachida (October 14, 2014). "Champions in migration. What’s in a name?". Brussels Times.
- 1 2 "Rachida Lamrabet". Nederlands Letterenfonds.
- 1 2 "Rachida Lamrabet". Passa Porta.
- ↑ "Rachida Lamrabet". Banipal.
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