Place: Algeria

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Subdivisions in Algeria:

Algiers - 7
Hassi-R'Mel - 2
In Amenas - 2
Tamanrasset - 2

Books set in Algeria:
Title Author Year Written Time Period Genre
1Century of Locusts

Partly based on the experiences of Mokeddem's own life and people she observed while growing up. A Bedouin family strugg...

Mokeddem, Malika200620th centuryNovel
2Children of the New World

A stunning and harsh novel about the lives of ordinary people during the Algerian war of independence. A woman is killed...

Djebar, Assia19621960sNovel
3The Eight

This story centers around the mythical chess service of Charlemagne, which is rumored to have supernatural powers. In th...

Neville, Katherine19881972 & 1790Novel
4Jemima: The Paintings and Memoirs of a Victorian Lady

Jemima Blackburn (1823-1909)as an artist of outstanding ability, she commanded respect from many during her lifetime. A...

Fairley, Rob19881823-1909Memoir or Biography
5The Journeys of Hannibal

This children's book covers most of Hannibal's life, 247-183 BC, although it does focus on the wars between Rome and Car...

Rosen, Mike1990218-201 BCChildren's Non-Fiction
6Jumper

This excellent book has been reprinted as a science fiction books for teens - not necessary appropriate for ages 10-12, ...

Gould, Steven19921992Science Fiction
7The Plague

A plague strikes a city in Algeria, and the reaction of the inhabitants forms the points of this book, more of a parable...

Camus, Albert19471940sNovel
8The Sheltering Sky

The Sheltering Sky is similar to Kerouac's On The Road in its candid portrayal of the transitory nature of life. It is m...

Bowles, Paul1949post-WWIINovel
9The Watchers

The author of this book was assassinated not long after writing it. An inventor persists through many obstacles in getti...

Djaout, Tahar19911980sNovel