Contemporary fiction books from Algeria
Recommended contemporary fiction books (1)
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If you are into contemporary fiction here are some contemporary fiction books from Algeria for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge.
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Algerian White by Assia Djebar EN
Description:
In Algerian White, Assia Djebar weaves a tapestry of the epic and bloody ongoing struggle in her country between Islamic fundamentalism and the post-colonial civil society. Many Algerian writers and intellectuals have died tragically and violently since the 1956 struggle for independence. They include three beloved friends of Djebar: Mahfoud Boucebi, a psychiatrist; M'Hamed Boukhobza, a sociologist; and Abdelkader Alloula, a dramatist; as well as Albert Camus. In Algerian White, Djebar finds a way to meld the personal and the political by describing in intimate detail the final days and hours ... continue