Djanet Lachmet

Djanet Lachmet (born 1948) is an Algerian novelist and actress.

Life
Djanet Lachmet was born in a small town in Algeria. Forced into marriage at sixteen, she divorced three months later. Wanting to be a comedian, she studied drama for four years at Bordj El Kiffan. From 1968 to 1972 she lived in Canada, and later moved to Paris to work as an actress.

Works

 * Le Cow-Boy. Paris: Belfond, 1983. Translated into English by Judith Still as Lallia, 1987.
 * 'Une Composante de l'underground français', Actualités de l'émigration 80, 11 March 1986