I Became You

In this book, the Arab world's most popular author presents excerpts from her biography and memoirs in an engaging, heartfelt narrative style. It covers her formative years and discovery of innocent teenage love, her beginnings with poetry and the radio program that launched her career in Algeria, her relationship with her father, an Algerian activist, and her mother, and with the Arabic language. She was among the first generation of young Algerians to embrace and graduate from its universities. The book also details her awareness of national issues in young, newly independent Algeria and the subsequent euphoria of independence. It is an enjoyable and warm journey into the author's past, a text laden with family, social, and national details that stem from the personal but apply to the community and historical period on a broader scale. It is written in the author's renowned influential and poetic style, with a touch of humor that makes reading even more enjoyable. It also reveals previously untold details and pays great tribute to the author's father, who played the most crucial role in her upbringing and supported her launch. It includes a sincere love letter to Algeria and a rich exploration of the end of French colonialism and its subsequent political and social ramifications, serving as a continuation of her work in the "Memory in the Flesh" trilogy. This book is an essential addition for the author's audience, who are eager to learn more about their favorite writer.

• Genre: Narrative Biography

• Publication Date: 2023

• Number of Pages: 304

• Dimensions: 14.5*24

• Weight: 400