| Intro | Algerian writer and historian | ||||
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Historian Writer |
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| From | Algeria | ||||
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Literature Social science |
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| Gender | female | ||||
| Birth |
5 July 1935, Algiers, Algeria |
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| Age | 85 years | ||||
| Star sign | Cancer | ||||
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Corinne Chevallier (born 25 June 1935) is an Algerian historian and novelist of pied noir descent. 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)