The Women of Algiers in Their Apartments
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| Women of Algiers in their Apartments | |
| Author | Assia Djebar |
|---|---|
| Original title | Femmes d'Alger dans leur appartement |
| Translator | Marjolijn de Jager |
| Language | French |
| Publication date | 2002 |
| Media type | |
Women of Algiers in Their Apartment is the English translation of Assia Djebar novel. It is a collection of short stories celebrating the strength and dignity of Algerian women of the past and the present. The interweaving stories of the lives of three Muslim Algerian women.
[edit] Summary of Novel
A collection of short stories about the lives of pre-colonial, colonial, and postcolonial women various levels of the Algerian society. It is a piece about the compartmentalization of women in Algeria and the harems in which they are put.

