Driss ben Hamed Charhadi (1937–1986) is the alias for Larbi Layachi, a Moroccan story-teller, some of whose stories have been translated by Paul Bowles from Moroccan Arabic to English. His book, A Life Full of Holes was tape-recorded and translated by Bowles over the course of several visits to his home by Charhadi, and published in 1964 by Grove Press A second collection of stories, Yesterday and Today, was published by Black Sparrow Press in 1985. References External links Driss ben Hamed Charhadi and Paul Bowles: A Life Full of Holes at Qantara.de Larbi Layachi: Yesterday and Today at Godine.com Moroccan storytellers Moroccan novelists Moroccan writers 1937 births 1986 deaths