The Presentation Of Children In Mohamed Dib’s Work In Darsbitar

In his work, Dib was concerned with bringing the authentic experience of Algerian life to a wider, particularly French-speaking, world. The Algerian revolution (1954–1962) profoundly shaped his thinking, and made him eager to bring to the world's attention Algeria's struggle for independence. An advocate of political equality, he believed that "the things that make us different always remain secondary." He has received many awards from the French literary establishment. His debut novel La grandemaison was the first part of the Algerian trilogy about a large Algerian family. The main protagonist, Omar, is a young boy growing up in poverty in Algeria just before World War II. The trilogyis presented in a naturalistic style similar to that of Émile Zola. The second part, L'Incendie, published in the same year the Algerian revolution started, was about Omar's life during the second World War. The final part of the trilogy, Le Métier à tisser deals with Omar's adult life as a working man in Algeria. It was published in 1957. The trilogy was partly autobiographical but reflects the pitiful image of Omar’s resistance and impertinence.