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Women of Algiers in Their Apartment (92 Edition)

by Assia Djebar

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ISBN13: 9780813918808
ISBN10: 0813918804
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Djebar's first work to be published in English, this collection of three long stories, three short ones, and a theoretical postface depicts the plight of urban Algerian women who have thrown off the shackles of colonialism only to face a postcolonial regime that denies and subjugates them even as it celebrates the liberation of men. Denounced in Algeria for its political criticism, Djebar's book quickly sold out its first printing of 15,000 copies in France and was hugely popular in Italy. Her stylistically innovative, lyrical stories address the cloistering of women, the implications of reticence, the connection of language to oppression, and the impact of war on both women and men. The afterword by Clarisse Zimra includes an illuminating interview with Djebar.
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ISBN:
9780813918808
Zimra, Clarisse:
Djebar, Assia
De Jager, Marjolijn:
Translator
Author:
Djebar, Assia
Publisher:
University of Virginia Press
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Women
Subject:
Short Stories (single author)
Subject:
Algeria
Subject:
Women -- Algeria.
Series:
African and Caribbean Literature Translated from French
Publication Date:
September 1999
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Pages:
224
Dimensions:
8.94x4.96x.68 in. .74 lbs.
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