Habib Ayyoub

Habib Ayyoub is an Algerian writer, journalist, and film-maker, notable for his novels in French. He lives in Dellys.

Biography

After studying sociology, then filmmaking at the INSAS in Brussels, he became a correspondent of Le Jeune Indépendant, then economic journalist at Liberté.
He then made a few short films before going on to publish his first books: Le Désert et après and Le Gardien in 2002. Le Gardien tells the story of a soldier posted to a remote settlement in the desert.
Two of his works have been translated into Italian: Il guardiano and Il regolatore di orologi.