Soufiane Chakkouche is a

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writer and journalist. He is most noted for his novel ''Zahra'', which was shortlisted for the

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for French ProseSadaf Ahsan
"Gothic stories, genre-defying memoirs among Trillium Book Award finalists"
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'', May 10, 2022. and the Prix Alain-Thomas in 2022. He previously published the novels ''L’inspecteur Dalil à Casablanca'' and ''L’inspecteur Dalil à Paris''.Paul-François Sylvestre
"Roman sur le Maroc natal de Soufiane Chakkouche"
'' L'Express'', April 7, 2021. He resides in

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, where he works as a Queen's Park political reporter for

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1977 births Living people 21st-century Canadian journalists 21st-century Canadian male writers 21st-century Canadian novelists 21st-century Moroccan writers Canadian male novelists Canadian television reporters and correspondents Canadian novelists in French Moroccan male writers Moroccan novelists Moroccan emigrants to Canada Writers from Casablanca Writers from Toronto {{Morocco-writer-stub