Women of Algiers in Their Apartment
- Women of Algiers in Their Apartment
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| Women of Algiers in their Apartment |
| Author(s) |
Assia Djebar |
| Original title |
Femmes d'Alger dans leur appartement |
| Translator |
Marjolijn de Jager |
| Language |
French |
| Publication date |
2002 |
| Media type |
Print |
Women of Algiers in Their Apartment is the English translation of Assia Djebar's French novel, Femmes d’Alger dans leur Appartement.[1] It is a collection of short stories celebrating the strength and dignity of Algerian women of the past and the present. The interweaving stories of the lives of three Muslim Algerian women.
Summary of the novel
A collection of short stories about the lives of pre-colonial, colonial, and postcolonial women various levels of the Algerian society. It is a piece about the compartmentalization of women in Algeria and the harems in which they are put.
- ^ Bremner, Charles. "French 'immortals' get a history lesson", The Times Online (June 23, 2006).
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- 2002 books
- Algerian literature
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