Assia Djebar
Fatima-Zohra Imalayen (Arabic: فاطمة الزهراء إيمالاين; 30 June 1936 – 6 February 2015), known by her pen name Assia Djebar (Arabic: آسيا جبار), was an Algerian novelist, translator and filmmaker. Most of her works deal with obstacles faced by women, and she is noted for her feminist stance. She is "frequently associated with women's writing movements, her novels are clearly focused on the creation of a genealogy of Algerian women, and her political stance is virulently anti-patriarchal as much as it is anti-colonial.
Quotes
[edit]- Like many writers, I use my culture and I collect several imaginary worlds.”
- First it was the language of the enemy,, “then it became a kind of stepmother, in relation to the maternal tongue of Arabic.
- there were only men in the streets of Algiers.
- Assia Djebar, Novelist Who Wrote About Oppression of Arab Women, Dies at 78, By Maïa de la Baume, retrieved on Feb. 13, 2015
- I am not a symbol
- Each of my books is a step towards the understanding of the North African identity and an attempt to enter modernity.
- Aljezera,Assia Djebar: Algeria’s ‘immortal’ literary hero, retrieved on 30 Jun 2017
Quotes about her
[edit]- It is with extreme sadness that we mourn the great Assia Djebar, who passed away this week,” said the publisher in a statement.
- Her novels and poems boldly face the challenges and struggles she knew as a feminist living under patriarchy and an intellectual living under colonialism and its aftermath. Djebar’s writing, marked by a regal unwillingness to compromise in the face of ethical, linguistic, and narrative complexities, has attracted devoted followers around the world.”
- Assia Djebar, Algerian novelist, dies aged 78Alison FloodMon 9 Feb 2015
