Abdelilah Hamdouchi
Writing
Abdelilah Hamdouchi, one of the first writers of police fiction in the Arabic language, was born in Meknès, Morocco, in 1958. His police novels—which dialogue with current democratic and human rights reform in Morocco—include The Blind Whale (1997), Saint Janjah (1999), The White Fly (2000), The Final Bet (2001), and Bled Dry (2009). The Final Bet was published, in Jonathan Smolin's English translation, by American University Press in Cairo in 2008. Hamdouchi is also a prolific and award-winning screenwriter. Among his many film and television credits, he has written the scripts for seven police thrillers. He lives in Rabat, Morocco
Known for
Behind the camera5
- 2023The Divorcees Of Casablanca Writer
- 2020The Shared House Writer
- 2004Friends from Canada Scenario Writer
- 2002Saida Writer
- TBAThe Final Bet Novel