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“Mouloud Feraoun was one of these rare indigenous children who went to school, became a teacher and quite a brilliant one. He came from the mountains, he’s a Kabyle writer but he had access to a Western education and outlook. He met with Albert Camus and befriended all the great writers of the time…It’s very much an autobiographical novel. When he talks about the poor man’s son, it’s his own story. He was a great, great figure, Mouloud Feraoun. Albert Camus had great admiration for him as well.” Read more...
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