The Scorpion

Name: The Scorpion
Author: Albert Memmi

by Albert Memmi

Novel about moral conflict and personal transformation in colonial North Africa

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Albert Memmi

Tunisian-French writer whose The Colonizer and the Colonized is one of the seminal texts of postcolonial theory, analyzing the psychological damage inflicted on both parties in the colonial relationship. Portrait of a Jew examined the condition of Jewish identity in a hostile world. He influenced Fanon and Said.

More by Albert Memmi

The Colonizer and the ColonizedAnalysis of the psychological and social dynamics of colonial oppression
Portrait of a JewAutobiographical exploration of Jewish identity and marginalization
The Liberation of the JewAnalysis of Jewish liberation and autonomy within multicultural societies
RacismConceptual study of racism's origins, mechanisms, and manifestations
Decolonization and the DecolonizedExploration of postcolonial societies' struggles for genuine independence
The Pillar of SaltAutobiographical novel about a North African Jew caught between cultures