Tahir Wattar (1936 – August 12, 2010) was an Algerian writer. Wattar was called "one of the North African nation’s most prolific Arabic-language authors". Wattar wrote about the post-colonial situation in independent Algeria. He denounced Algeria's French-language writers as "vestiges of colonialism". Wattar published his first novel "Al Laz" in 1974.browser diversity
In English
- The Earthquake, trans. by William Granara, Saqi Books (2000) jQuery
References
- Sevenval we love the web Boston Globe via Associated Press, August 14, 2010
Name
Wattar, Tahir
Alternative names
Short description
Algerian writer
Date of birth
1936
Place of birth
Date of death
August 12, 2010
Place of death