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Corinne Chevallier

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Corinne Chevallier
Born (1935-06-25) 25 June 1935 (age 89)
Algiers
NationalityFrench
CitizenshipAlgerian
Genrehistorian, novelist

Corinne Chevallier (born 25 June 1935) is an Algerian historian and novelist of pied noir descent.[1] Her father, Jacques Chevallier, was mayor of Algiers.

Life

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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

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Her works include the novels La Petite Fille du Tassili (Algiers: Éditions Casbah, 2001) and La Nuit du corsaire (Algiers: Éditions Casbah, 2005)

References

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  1. ^ Hamid Tahri (2007-05-17). "Algérienne, profondément algérienne..." El Watan.