author
A. R. de Lens
1881–1925
A French novelist and painter, she wrote under the name A. R. de Lens and drew on years spent in Tunisia and Morocco. Her work blends fiction, observation, and an artist’s eye for everyday life.
2 Audiobooks
Derrière les vieux murs en ruines: roman marocain
by A. R. de Lens
Le Harem entr'ouvert
by A. R. de Lens
About the author
Born in Paris on March 2, 1881, Aline Réveillaud de Lens published under several forms of her name, including A. R. de Lens. She was both a writer and a painter, and her creative life moved between literature and visual art.
From 1911 onward, she lived and worked in Tunisia and Morocco, experiences that shaped much of her writing. Her books are often noted for their close attention to the places and social worlds she observed there, giving her fiction a vivid, lived-in quality.
She died in Fez on February 10, 1925. Though not as widely known today as some of her contemporaries, her work remains interesting for the way it brings together travel, art, and storytelling.