List of African Writers By Country - Algeria

Algeria

• Noureddine Aba (1921–1996), playwright and poet.
• Ferhat Abbas (1899–1995), political leader and essayist.
• Salim Aïssa, pseudonym of Boukella, writer of detective fiction.
• Wasini al-A'raj (1954– ), novelist and short story writer.
• Malek Alloula (1937– ), poet and critic.
• Djamal Amrani (1935–2005), poet and essayist.
• Jean Amrouche (1907–1962), poet.
• Marguerite Taos Amrouche (1913–1976), writer and singer.
• Leila Aouchal (1937– ), novelist.
• Maya Arriz Tamza (1957– ), storyteller, novelist and playwright.
• Fatima Bakhaï (1949– ).
• Azouz Begag (1957– ), social scientist and novelist.
• Rabah Belamri (1946–1995), poet, short story writer and critic.
• Myriam Ben (1928–2001), novelist, poet and activist.
• 'Abdelhamid Ben Hadouga (1928–1996), novelist and short story writer.
• Jacqueline Benslimane, poet.
• Réda Bensmaia, novelist and critic.
• Albert Bensoussan, novelist, translator and academic.
• Fatiha Berezak, poet and performer.
• Aïcha Bouabaci, poet and short story writer.
• Rachid Boudjedra (1941– ), writer and educator.
• Nina Bouraoui (1967– ), novelist.
• Hocine Bouzaher (1935– ), poet, politician and editor.
• Albert Camus (1913–1960), author, philosopher and journalist.
• Hélène Cixous (1937–), feminist writer and critic.
• Djamila Debeche (1926– ), novelist and essayist.
• Jacques Derrida (1930–2004), philosopher.
• Mohammed Dib (1920–2003), novelist and poet.
• Tahar Djaout (1954–1993), journalist, poet and fiction writer.
• Assia Djebar (1936– ), Francophone writer, film-maker and academic.
• Frantz Fanon, originally from Martinique (1925–1961), psychiatrist, philosopher and political theorist.
• Achour Fenni, poet and academic.
• Mouloud Feraoun (1913–1962).
• Touati Fettouma (1950– ), Francophone novelist of the Maghreb.
• Fatima Gallaire (1944– ), playwright.
• Anna Greki, pseudonym of Colette Anna Grégoire (1931–1966), poet.
• Malek Haddad (1927–1978), novelist and poet.
• Aicha Lemsine (1942– ), novelist.
• Mouloud Mammeri (1917–1989), Kabyle writer, anthropologist and linguist.
• Latifa Ben Mansour (1950– ), writer and linguist.
• Rachid Mimouni (1945–1995), writer, teacher and activist.
• Ahlam Mostaghanemi (1953– ), novelist.
• Mohammed Ould Cheikh (1905–1938), poet and novelist.
• Leila Rezzoug (1956– ), novelist.
• Boualem Sansal (1949- ) novelist.
• Leïla Sebbar (1941– ), novelist.
• Jean Sénac (1926–1962), poet.
• al-Tāhir Wattar (1936– ), novelist.
• Kateb Yacine (1929–1989), novelist and playwright.
• Ahmed Zitouni (1949– ), novelist.