Naima El Bezaz

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Naima El Bezaz
Naima El Bezaz
Born(1974-03-03)3 March 1974
Died7 August 2020(2020-08-07) (aged 46)
Cause of deathSuicide
NationalityMoroccan-Dutch
OccupationWriter

Naima El Bezaz (3 March 1974

Moroccan-Dutch
writer, who also gave lectures and wrote stories, essays and columns.

Biography

El Bezaz was born in Meknes, Morocco, and immigrated to the Netherlands with her family when she was four years old. After finishing high school she went to college, but quit to start a career in writing.

At a lecture, she met author

Turks Fruit", referring to the famous taboo-breaking Jan Wolkers novel.[5][6]

El Bezaz struggled with depression for many years. She took her own life on 7 August 2020.[4]

Works

  • De weg naar het noorden (1995)
  • Minnares van de duivel (1999)
  • De verstotene (2006)
  • Het gelukssyndroom (2008)
  • Vinexvrouwen (2010)
  • Méér Vinexvrouwen (2012)
  • In dienst van de duivel (2013)

References

  1. ^ "Alphense schrijfster Naima el Bezaz overleden". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 8 August 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  2. ^ Straathof, Merel (18 December 2010). "Ik zeg nooit dat ik een goede schrijfster ben" [I never say that I am a good writer]. Het Parool (in Dutch). Amsterdam. p. 16. I am stuck with 3 March 1974 on my birth certificate, although I was born on 22 April. My grandfather would report my birth to the authorities but that did not happen until four years later.
  3. ^ "Nieuws: Naima El Bezaz (1974 – 2020) overleden". www.tzum.info (in Dutch). 8 August 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Schrijfster Naima El Bezaz (46) overleden". nos.nl (in Dutch). 8 August 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Biografie" (in Dutch). Naima El Bezaz. Archived from the original on 18 May 2009. Retrieved 28 May 2009.
  6. ^ "Naima El Bezaz". Dichter aan huis (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 May 2009.