Rachid Mimouni

The Repudiation

Novella about a woman's courageous rejection of an arranged marriage in colonial Algeria

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Rachid Mimouni

Algerian French-language novelist who documented the disillusionment of post-independence Algeria with political directness and narrative power. Tombeza and The Honor of the Tribe are among his most celebrated works.

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