Assia Djebar

30 June 1936 – 6 February 2015

Assia Djebar was the pen name of Fatima-Zohra Imalayen, an Algerian novelist, translator and filmmaker who wrote in French about Algerian history and the lives of women. Her works include the novel La Soif and the film La Nouba des femmes du Mont Chenoua. In 2005 she became the first writer from the Maghreb to be elected to the Academie francaise.

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Born in Cherchell, Algeria
30 June 1936

She was born Fatima-Zohra Imalayen in a coastal town west of Algiers.

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Admitted to the Ecole normale superieure at Sevres
1955

She was the first Algerian woman admitted to the school.

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Published her first novel, La Soif
1957

The book appeared under the pen name Assia Djebar.

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Directed the film La Nouba des femmes du Mont Chenoua
1978

The film records the memories of rural Algerian women of the war of independence.

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Won the International Critics Prize at the Venice Film Festival
1979

The prize was awarded for La Nouba des femmes du Mont Chenoua.

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Received the Neustadt International Prize for Literature
1996
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Appointed professor at New York University
2001

She taught French and francophone literature in the United States.

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Elected to the Academie francaise
16 June 2005

She was the first writer from the Maghreb elected to the French academy.

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Died in Paris
6 February 2015

She died at the age of 78 and was buried in Cherchell.

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