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Suitable Devices: PCs, Tablet PCs, Macs, LaptopsĬopying - Books that cannot be copied will show "Not Allowed." Otherwise, this will detail the number of times it can be copied, or "Allowed with no limits." Software Version: Online: No additional software required She teaches at the Center for Foreign Languages and Translation at New York University.Įxpires: Yes, may be used for 365 days after activation Marjolijn de Jager, PhD is the translator of Djebar's ''Algerian White and ''Women of Algiers inTheir Apartment, which was honored by the American Literary Translator's Association. Born and raised in Algeria, Djebar is currently the Silver Chair of French at New York University. She has won several awards for her work, including the prestigious International Literary Neustadt Prize. Renowned writer and filmmaker Assia Djebar has authored several novels, including the critically lauded ''So Vast the Prisonand ''Algerian White. Narrating the resistance movement from a variety of perspectives-from those of traditional wives to liberated students to political organizers-Djebar powerfully depicts the circumstances that drive oppressed communities to violence, and at the same time movingly reveals the tragic costs of war. Her novel recounts the interlocking lives of women in a rural Algerian town, who find themselves joined in solidarity, and empower each other to engage in the fight for independence. However, Djebar focuses on the experiences of women drawn into the politics of resistance. Like the classic film ''The Battle of Algiers-enjoying renewed interest in the face of world events-Djebar's novel sheds light on current world conflicts, as it reveals a determined Arab insurgency against foreign occupation, from the inside out. This long-overdue first English translation coincides with the 50th anniversary of the start of the Algerian war, and with the growing insurgency in Iraq and other parts of the Middle East.
Assia Djebar, the most distinguished woman writer to emerge from the Arab world-and a top candidate for the Nobel Prize in literature-wrote ''Children of the New World following her own involvement in the Algerian resistance to colonial French rule.
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