by Assia Djebar · Edicions 62 · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788429751352
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Ombra sultana is a novel by Algerian writer Assia Djebar, published in 2002. The story explores the lives of two women, Hajila and Isma, in a context of marriage and traditional society. Through their experiences, Djebar examines themes of female identity, oppression, and the search for freedom in a male-dominated world. The novel is written in Catalan and offers a deep look into the complexities of relationships and the condition of women in Arab culture.
Fatima-Zohra Imalayen, known by her pen name Assia Djebar, was an Algerian novelist, translator and filmmaker. Most of her works deal with obstacles faced by women, and she is noted for her feminist stance. She is "frequently associated with women's writing movements, her novels are clearly focused on the creation of a genealogy of Algerian women, and her political stance is virulently anti-patriarchal as much as it is anti-colonial." Djebar is considered to be one of North Africa's pre-eminent and most influential writers. She was elected to the Académie Française on 16 June 2005, the first writer from the Maghreb to achieve such recognition. For the entire body of her work she was awarded the 1996 Neustadt International Prize for Literature. She was often named as a contender for the Nobel Prize for Literature.
