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Fantasia: An Algerian Cavalcade

Assia Djebar
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Region

North Africa

Algeria

Era

Contemporary

Language

French (L'Amour, la fantasia)

Genre

Fiction

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Autobiographical novel weaving together the author's childhood memories with the history of French colonization of Algeria, exploring women's voices silenced by history.

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Djebar was first Maghrebian woman elected to Académie française; pioneering feminist voice

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Autobiographical novel weaving together the author's childhood memories with the history of French colonization of Algeria, exploring women's voices silenced by history. Djebar was first Maghrebian woman elected to Académie française; pioneering feminist voice

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