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Youssef El Maimouni
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27-02-2026
Youssef El Maimouni (Ksar el-Kebir, 1981) is a writer and coordinator of social and educational projects. He has published Cuando los montes caminen (Roca Editorial, 2021), the first novel about the Spanish Civil War seen from the point of view of a young Moroccan enlisted in the Francoist army. His second novel, Nadie salva a las rosas (Roca Editorial, 2023), cements his position as an author who shortens the distance across the Strait of Gibraltar. Què en diré del dia d'avui (Jande Editorial, 2025) is his first novel written in Catalan.
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