Mohammed Dib | |
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.jpg) Early photo of Dib | |
| Born | 21 July 1920 Tlemcen, Algeria |
| Died | 2 May 2003 (aged 82) La Celle-Saint-Cloud, France |
| Occupation | Novelist, poet |
| Language | French |
| Nationality | Algerian |
| Period | 1950s- 2000s |
| Notable works | the Algerian trilogy, an african summer, God in Barbary |
| Notable awards | Fénéon Prize Mallarmé prize |
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Mohammed Dib (Arabic: محمد ديب; 21 July 1920 – 2 May 2003) was an Algerian author. He wrote over 30 novels, as well as numerous short stories, poems, and children's literature in the French language. His work covers the breadth of 19th century Algerian history, focusing on Algeria's fight for independence.