Grégoire, Colette Anna (1931–1966)
Grégoire, Colette Anna (1931–1966)
Algerian poet. Name variations: Colette Anna Gregoire; Colette Anna Gregoire-Melki; married name Melki; (pseudonym) Anna Greki. Born 1931 in Algeria; died in childbirth in 1966.
Studied in Paris but returned to Algeria and was arrested, tortured, and imprisoned for 1 year; deported to France; poetry describes prison experience and focuses on Algerian independence struggle.
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