Abdelkarim Jouaiti
# 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:

* Night of the Sun (1992)
* Celebrations of Death (1996)
* Yellow Morella (2002)
* Platoon of Ruin (2007)

Platoon of Ruin was longlisted for the Arabic Booker Prize in 2009.

