Memoirs of an Algerian

Volume 1: Dreams and trials (1932-1965)

Author: Ahmed Taleb-Ibrahimi
Editions: Héritage, 3rd edition revised and completed

This first volume of the book “Memories of an Algerian” by Ahmed Taleb-Ibrahimi covers the period 1932-1965. A captivating story embracing his childhood, his activism, prison, up to his beginnings in medicine in independent Algeria.

Excerpt from the preface
“The chance to belong to this very particular generation (historically speaking), and without which my life would have been frighteningly banal, in return implies obligations, the most important of which lies in the fulfillment of a duty of memory, by producing a testimony that is as faithful and objective as possible. This must respond to the right of Algerians to know today what really happened during the colonial occupation, as well as during and after the Armed Revolution. It constitutes, moreover, a salutary contribution to the future of democracy in Algeria, and finally, I hope in any case, a useful material for the historian who will look into the study of this period of our history . »