← Driss ChraibiThe Simple Pastby Driss ChraibiNovel examining generational conflict between traditional father and Westernized sonFind on Amazon↗About the authorDriss ChraibiMoroccan Francophone novelist whose debut The Simple Past shocked Morocco with its attack on patriarchal authority and Islamic conservatism. He was one of the pioneering voices of North African literature in French.More by Driss ChraibiHeirs to the Past→Mother Comes of Age→The Butts→Flutes of Death→