Abdelkarim Jouaiti

Abdelkarim Jouaiti (Arabic: عبد الكريم جويطي) (born 1962) is a Moroccan novelist.

Early life
Born in Beni Mellal, he works in the Moroccan civil service and was at one point the Ministry of Culture's regional director in Tadla-Azilal.

Career
He is the author of several novels including: Platoon of Ruin was longlisted for the Arabic Booker Prize in 2009.
 * Night of the Sun (1992)
 * Celebrations of Death (1996)
 * Yellow Morella (2002)
 * Platoon of Ruin (2007)