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

Algiers Algiers ( ; ar, الجزائر, al-Jazāʾir; ber, Dzayer, script=Latn; french: Alger, ) is the capital and largest city of Algeria. The city's population at the 2008 Census was 2,988,145Census 14 April 2008: Office National des Statistiques ...

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)

References

1935 births Living people People from Algiers Pieds-noirs Algerian historians Algerian people of French descent Algerian women historians 21st-century Algerian women writers Algerian writers Algerian writers in French {{Africa-historian-stub