Record No.
MRB-2026-007076
First Writer from the Maghreb Elected to the Academie Francaise
Literature & Writing
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Record Holder
Assia Djebar
Algeria
Category
Literature & Writing
Country
Algeria
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DZ )
Achievement Date
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Record Description
Algerian novelist and filmmaker Assia Djebar was elected to the Academie Francaise in 2005, becoming the first writer from North Africa to join the prestigious French institution.
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