A voice with an elusive sound: aphasia, diglossia, and arabophone Algeria in Assia Djebar's The Nouba of the Women of Mount Chenoua.
The recent passing of Assia Djebar (1936–2015) raises interest in the legacy of her work. It is well documented that the renowned Algerian author attempted to write in Arabic in the 1970s, but never did. Instead, she made two films in Arabic before returning to writing in French. Film, in fact, is t...
| Publicado en: | Journal of North African Studies Vol. 21; no. 3; pp. 411 - 433 |
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Jun2016
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