Assia Djebar, the most distinguished woman writer to emerge from
the Arab world - and a top candidate for the Nobel Prize in
Literature - wrote "Children of the New World" following her own
involvement in the Algerian resistance to colonial French rule.
Djebar's novel sheds light on current world conflicts as it reveals
a determined Arab insurgency against foreign occupation, from the
inside out. However, Djebar focuses on the experiences of women
drawn into the politics of resistance. Her novel recounts the
interlocking lives of women in a rural Algerian town who find
themselves joined in solidarity and empower each other to engage in
the fight for independence. Narrating the resistance movement from
a variety of perspectives - from those of traditional wives to
liberated students to political organisers - Djebar powerfully
depicts the circumstances that drive oppressed communities to
violence and at the same time movingly reveals the tragic costs of
war.
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