{"product_id":"journal-1955-1962-reflections-on-the-french-algerian-war-9780803269033","title":"Journal, 1955-1962: Reflections on the French-Algerian War","description":"\"This honest man, this good man, this man who never did wrong to anyone, who devoted his life to the public good, and who was one of the greatest writers in Algeria, has been murdered. . . . Not by accident, not by mistake, but called by his name and killed with preference.\" So wrote Germaine Tillion in \u003ci\u003eLe Monde\u003c\/i\u003e shortly after Mouloud Feraoun's assassination by a right wing French terrorist group, the Organisation Arm e Secr te, just three days before the official cease-fire ended Algeria's eight-year battle for independence from France. \u003cp\u003eHowever, not even the gunmen of the OAS could prevent Feraoun's journal from being published. \u003ci\u003eJournal, 1955-1962\u003c\/i\u003e appeared posthumously in French in 1962 and remains the single most important account of everyday life in Algeria during decolonization.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeraoun was one of Algeria's leading writers. He was a friend of Albert Camus, Emmanuel Robl s, Pierre Bourdieu, and other French and North African intellectuals. A committed teacher, he had dedicated his life to preparing Algeria's youth for a better future. As a Muslim and Kabyle writer, his reflections on the war in Algeria afford penetrating insights into the nuances of Algerian nationalism, as well as into complex aspects of intellectual, colonial, and national identity. Feraoun's Journal captures the heartbreak of a writer profoundly aware of the social and political turmoil of the time. This classic account, now available in English, should be read by anyone interested in the history of European colonialism and the tragedies of contemporary Algeria.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bison Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780803269033\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 340\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.45h x 5.33w x 0.83d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2000 pg. 114\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2000 pg. 2001\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Mouloud Feraoun","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38016615252149,"sku":"9780803269033","price":22.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_863ed13b-146d-46e9-8ce1-a47bc650a0c7.jpg?v=1609160092","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/journal-1955-1962-reflections-on-the-french-algerian-war-9780803269033","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}