"Children of the New World"

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This paper discusses how Assia Djebar's novel "Children of the New World", despite its being a work of fiction, contributes powerfully and in many important ways to our knowledge of the Algerian Experience. It looks at how the novel also powerfully describes the circumstances and the high human cost, of the Algerian War for Independence in particular, which lasted for six years, taking place between late 1954 and late 1962.

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"The female characters depicted by Djebar are for the most part average Algerian women who have simply been drawn into the vortex of war; politics; resistance, and revolution. The most interesting and moving aspect of this novel, in fact, is the way in which the author shows these female characters acting in support of and solidarity with one another. In this manner Djebar's Children of the New World (1962) traces the interlocking lives and stories of these rural Algerian women who, even in the worst of circumstances, can still manage to encourage and empower each other. "

Sample of Sources Used:

• Djebar, Assia. Children of the New World. New York: The Feminist Press at CUNY. October 15, 2005.
• Mernissi, Fatima. Scheherazade Goes West. Reprint Edition. New York: Washington Square Press. February 26, 2001.
• Stora, Benjamin. Algeria 1830-2000: A Short History. Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press. March 2004.

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