About Salim Jay
Born 1951. Salim Jay is a Moroccan and French essayist, novelist, writer, literary critic, columnist and journalist.
Salim Jay (born 30 June 1951) is a Franco-Moroccan novelist, essayist and literary critic living in France. He has written about 20 books, numerous essays and more than thousand newspaper articles.
His "Dictionnaire des Écrivains marocains", published in 2005 by "éditions EDDIF (Maroc)" and "Paris-Méditérannée (France)" is a biographical dictionary of Moroccan writers who have expressed themselves in French language. The book has established itself as a standard reference tool.
Biography He was born on 30 June 1951 in Paris to a Moroccan father and a Romanian mother. Salim Jay lived in Rabat from 1957 to 1973.
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Who is Salim Jay?
Moroccan writer
When was Salim Jay born?
Salim Jay was born on 30 June 1951 in Paris.
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Salim Jay is an essayist, novelist, writer, literary critic, columnist and journalist.
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Salim Jay is Moroccan and French.
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