The House

Name: The House
Author: Mohammed Dib

by Mohammed Dib

First of Algerian trilogy capturing working-class life and colonial struggle in industrial settings

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Mohammed Dib

Algerian novelist in French who wrote the first major Algerian Francophone novel trilogy. His Algeria trilogy — The House, The Fire, The Loom — depicts working-class colonial Algeria with great realism.

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The FireSecond part of Dib's trilogy exploring Algerian independence struggle and urban poverty
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