Assia Djebbar Death
Assia passed away on February 6, 2015 at the age of 78 in Paris, France.
When did Assia Djebbar die?
February 6, 2015How old was Assia Djebbar when died?
78Where did Assia Djebbar die? What was the location of death?
Paris, France
Assia Djebbar Birthday and Date of Death
Assia Djebbar was born on June 30, 1936 and died on February 6, 2015. Assia was 78 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: June 30, 1936
Date of Death: February 6, 2015
Age at Death: 78
Assia Djebbar - Biography
Assia Djebar (Arabic: آسيا جبار) was the pen name of Fatima-Zohra Imalayen (30 June 1936 – 6 February 2015), an Algerian novelist, translator and filmmaker. Most of her works deal with obstacles faced by women, and she is noted for her feminist stance. She is "frequently associated with women's writing movements, her novels are clearly focused on the creation of a genealogy of Algerian women, and her political stance is virulently anti-patriarchal as much as it is anti-colonial." Djebar is considered to be one of North Africa's pre-eminent and most influential writers. She was elected to the Académie française on 16 June 2005, the first writer from the Maghreb to achieve such recognition. For the entire body of her work she was awarded the 1996 Neustadt International Prize for Literature. She was often named as a contender for the Nobel Prize for Literature.
