Autor/-in: Tahir Wattar

Tahir Wattar (1936-2010) was a pioneer of the modern Arabic novel in
Algeria. Born into a Berber family in Sedrata, he was a supporter of
arabisation in the wake of Algerian independence. In addition to his many
novels, he wrote several plays and short stories. His works have been
translated into French, Spanish and Italian and adapted for the theatre.