Latifa Baka

Who is Latifa Baka?

Latifa Baka, is a Moroccan author of novels and short stories.

Novel:

"De Depuis ce temps-là", Ministère de la culture, Rabat, 2005.

Short stories:

In "Mediterraneans": Voices from Morocco", the 11th issue of a bilingual quarterly that showcases the most interesting new writing of Morocco in both English and French Latifa Baka was presented by an intensely personal short story .

In "Zapatos sin tacón", an anthology of Arab female writers, edited by Ami Elad-Bouskila, with stories by Hanan Al-Shaikh and Liana Badr, Latifa Baka contributed the title story. She is said to have a mordant style, faithfully representing the collection as an image and also graphically reflecting the content and message of the others. Baka's vibrant story - is about a group of female patients who escape from their hospital beds, leaping through a window, in order to attend an evening of popular songs.