. . . . "The original French edition of this work was awarded the Grand prix de la Francophonie de l'Acad??mie fran??aise on its publication in 1994.Author City: Tlemcen ALGBorn in Tlemcen, Algeria, in 1920, Mohammed Dib is the author of more than 30 works, including numerous novels, volumes of poetry, story collections, essays and memoirs." . . .