Rebel Writers: Algerian Voices

"Mohamed Dib (1920-2003) was one of Algeria's most celebrated novelists who wrote in French to reclaim his people's literary voice. His novels exposed poverty and injustice under French colonial rule and embraced people's aspirations for freedom. He was exiled from Algeria by the French authorities in 1959, and though he spent the rest of his life in Paris, Dib always carried his homeland in his heart and his work."

"Abdelkader Alloula (1939-94) was an actor, playwright and director who reinvented traditional Algerian and North African storytelling in the form of powerful political theatre. His plays spoke out fearlessly against corruption and inequality, but when he remained in Algeria during the civil war of the 1990s, he was shot by two members of the Islamic Front for Armed Jihad in March 1994."

Mohamed Dib (1920–2003) was a celebrated Algerian novelist who wrote in French to reclaim his people's literary voice. His novels exposed poverty and injustice under French colonial rule and embraced popular aspirations for freedom. French authorities exiled him in 1959, and he lived in Paris for the remainder of his life while maintaining deep personal and artistic ties to Algeria. Abdelkader Alloula (1939–1994) was an actor, playwright, and director who transformed traditional Algerian and North African storytelling into forceful political theatre. His plays condemned corruption and inequality. He remained in Algeria during the 1990s civil war and was assassinated by members of the Islamic Front for Armed Jihad in March 1994.

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