Assia Djebar Quotes

Fatima-Zohra Imalayen known by her pen name Assia Djebar (Arabic: آسيا جبار‎), was an Algerian novelist, translator and filmmaker. Most of her works deal with obstacles faced by women, and she is noted for her feminist stance.

Birth: June 30, 1936 - Death: February 06, 2015

Sometimes fear grips me that these fragile moments of life will fade away. It seems that I write against erasure.

Writing in a foreign language – has brought me to the cries of the women silently rebelling in my youth, to my own true origins.

Topic(s): Writing , Language , My Own

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Assia Djebar Quotes