• Moroccan novelist Zineb Mekouar discusses her debut novel “La Poule et son Cumin”

  • Aug 1 2022
  • Length: 24 mins
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Moroccan novelist Zineb Mekouar discusses her debut novel “La Poule et son Cumin”

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  • Zineb Mekouar was born in Casablanca. She studied at the French international school Lycée Lyautey and later graduated from Science Po and HEC Paris before launching her career in strategic consulting, serving in the campaign of French President Emmanuel Macron. Her debut novel “La Poule et son Cumin” (The Hen and its Cumin) tells the story of two radically opposed young Moroccan women and highlights the social and political divisions of contemporary Morocco. Mekouar was nominated in 2022 for the “First Novel” award by the renowned French literary organization Goncourt Academy.

     

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