▁especially ▁sh aped ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁Mor oc can ▁literature . ▁The ▁first ▁was ▁the ▁generation ▁that ▁lived ▁and ▁wrote ▁during ▁the ▁Prote ctor ate ▁( 1 9 1 2 – 5 6 ), ▁its ▁most ▁important ▁representative ▁being ▁Moh ammed ▁Ben ▁Bra him ▁( 1 8 9 7 – 1 9 5 5 ). ▁ ▁The ▁second ▁generation ▁was ▁the ▁one ▁that ▁played ▁an ▁important ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁transition ▁to ▁independence ▁with ▁writers ▁like ▁Ab del k rim ▁Gh all ab ▁( 1 9 1 9 – 2 0 0 6 ), ▁All al ▁al - F ass i ▁( 1 9 1 0 – 1 9 7 4 ) ▁and ▁Moh ammed ▁al - M ok ht ar ▁S ous si ▁( 1 9 0 0 – 1 9 6 3 ). ▁The ▁third ▁generation ▁is ▁that ▁of ▁writers ▁of ▁the ▁si xt ies . ▁Mor oc can ▁literature ▁then ▁fl our ished ▁with ▁writers ▁such ▁as ▁Moh amed ▁Ch ou k ri , ▁Dr iss ▁Ch ra ï bi , ▁Moh amed ▁Z af za f ▁and ▁Dr iss ▁El ▁K hou ri . ▁Those ▁writers ▁were ▁an ▁important ▁influence ▁the ▁many ▁Mor oc can ▁novel ists , ▁po ets ▁and ▁play w right s ▁that ▁were ▁still ▁to ▁come . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁Mor oc co ▁was ▁a ▁refuge ▁and ▁art istic ▁centre ▁and ▁attract ed ▁writers ▁as ▁Paul ▁Bow les , ▁Tennessee