Books by Mouloud Feraoun
“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...
Xavier Le Clerc, Novelist
Interviews where books by Mouloud Feraoun were recommended
The best books on Algeria, recommended by Xavier Le Clerc
In his book, A Man With No Title, Xavier Le Clerc tells the story of his father, who was born in extreme poverty in the mountains of Algeria and emigrated to France to give his children a better life. Here he recommends books by some of Algeria’s greatest writers—and explains how they shed light on his father’s life and Algeria’s experience of French colonialism.
