Leila Abouzeid

Leila Abouzeid
Abouzeid in 2016
BornLeila Abouzeid
1950
El Ksiba, Morocco
OccupationWriter, Journalist
NationalityMoroccan
GenreFiction, Non-fiction
SubjectsIdentity, Islam, Gender, Post-colonialism
Notable worksThe Year of the Elephant, The Last Chapter

Leila Abouzeid (Arabic: ليلة أبو زيد) (born 1950, El Ksiba) is a Moroccan author. She writes in Arabic and is the first Moroccan woman writer of literature to have her works published in English-language translation.