Friday 31 March 2017

Yamina Mechakra and La grotte éclatée



Yamina Mechakra's novel "La grotte éclatée" is a classic of Algerian literature. And an almost forgotten one. First published by the SNED in 1979, this novel is as tragic as the style is brilliant.


"La grotte éclatée" de Yamina Mechakra est un des grands classiques de la littérature algérienne. Soyez preparées et preparés, si c'est votre première lecture, l'histoire est tragique et le style est éclatant.


Djamila Debeche - Leila, A Young Girl from Algeria (novel)

       Djemila Debeche (1926-2010) was born in Aïn Oulmene (Setif), Algeria, on 30 June 1926. She became early on an activist in defense of ...