Assia Djebar
- January 9, 2024
- Novelist
Quick Facts
Assia Djebar Biography
| Name | Assia Djebar |
| Birthday | Jun 30 |
| Birth Year | 1936 |
| Place Of Birth | Cherchell |
| Birth Country | Algeria |
| Birth Sign | Cancer |
| Spouse | Malek Alloula , Ahmed Ould-Rouïs |
Assia Djebar is one of the most popular and richest Novelist who was born on June 30, 1936 in Cherchell, Algeria. An Algerian-born feminist writer, she is known for such works as Les Enfants du Nouveau Monde and Les Impatients. She was the 1996 recipient of the Neustadt International Prize for Literature.
She and Nicaraguan-born poet, Claribel Alegria, were both recipients of the Neustadt International Prize for Literature.
She was born into a Muslim, Berber-speaking family in the Algerian Province of Ain Defla. Her father was a French teacher.
Assia Djebar Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Novelist |
| House | Living in own house. |
Assia Djebar is one of the richest Novelist from Algeria. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Assia Djebar 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
She attended a boarding school in Blida. She published her debut novel, La Soif (The Thirst), in 1957.
She was the first Algerian woman ever to be accepted at the Ecole Normale Superieure, a prestigious Parisian school.
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Who is Assia Djebar Dating?
According to our records, Assia Djebar married to Malek Alloula , Ahmed Ould-Rouïs. As of December 1, 2023, Assia Djebar’s is not dating anyone.
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Assia Ranked on the list of most popular Novelist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Algeria. Assia Djebar celebrates birthday on June 30 of every year.
What is the main intention of Assia Djebar in her works?
Djebar’s works often examined and exposed the lack of rights for Muslim women across the Arab world. Assia Djebar was the pen name of Fatima Zohra Imalayene. She focused on the role of women, which she believed was ignored by other writers, in Algeria’s struggle before and after independence.
Is Assia Djebar an orientalist?
A student of the renown French orientalist Louis Massignon , Djebar became a prominent poet, essayist, novelist and filmmaker whose works reflected consistent concern for individual human rights in Algeria.
What is the name of the husband of Assia Djebar?
She remarried in 1980 to the Algerian poet Malek Alloula. The couple lived in Paris, where she had a research appointment at the Algerian Cultural Center. In 1997, Djebar became the director for the Center of French and Francophone Studies at Louisiana State University.
What is an Orientalist perspective?
Under the adopted view of Islam under the Western context, Orientalism falls under the category of the Western perspective of thinking that shifts through social constructs that refers towards representations of the religion or culture in a subjective view point.
Where was Assia Djebar born?
Cherchell, Algeria