♥ ♥ ♥ Algerian Novel ♥ ♥ ♥
Short Review:
Nedjma: is a masterpiece of North African writing. Its
intricate plot involves four men in love with the beautiful woman whose name
serves as the title of the novel. Nedjma is the central figure of this
disorienting novel, but more than the unfortunate wife of a man she does not
love, more than the unwilling cause of rivalry among many suitors, Nedjma is
the symbol of Algeria ....
Kateb has crafted a novel that is the saga of the
founding ancestors of Algeria through the conquest of Numidia by the Romans,
the expansion of the Ottoman Empire, and French colonial conquest. Nedjma is
symbolic of the rich and sometimes bloody past of Algeria, of its passions, of
its tenderness; it is the epic story of a human quest for freedom and
happiness.
Nedjma (Arabic Name)
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About The Author:
Kateb Yacine (1929-1989) recieved many literary distinctions including the Prix Jean
Amrouche. The 1986 award of the French Grand Prix National des Lettres
belatedly recognized him as the most influential author of the first group of
Islamic Arab writiers who contributed substantially to literatures in French.
Kateb Yacine was
notable for his novels and plays, both in French and Algerian Arabic
dialect .
Product Details
- Paperback: 388 pages
- Publisher: University Press of Virginia; 1st Paperback Edition edition (August 29, 1991)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0813913136
- ISBN-13: 978-0813913131
- Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.9 x 8.5 inches
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