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Mohammed Dib

1920–2003Oran / West
📖Their story

Born in Tlemcen, Mohammed Dib drew the rural and urban Algeria of the colonial period in his "Algeria" trilogy and continued to publish poetry and novels for decades.

Why they matter

He is one of the founding novelists of modern Algerian literature in French.

💡Did you know?

His first novel, "La Grande Maison", appeared in 1952, before the war of independence.

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