List of Algerian writers
This is a list of notable Algerian writers:
A
- Ferhat Abbas, political leader and essayist
- Mohamed Aïchaoui, political leader and journalist
- Salim Aïssa, pseudonym of Boukella, writer of detective fiction
- Wasini al-A'raj, novelist and short story writer
- Atif Ali
- Abdelkader Alloula
- Abderrazak Belagrouz, writer and scholar
- Malek Alloula, poet and critic
- Djamal Amrani, poet and essayist
- Jean Amrouche, poet
- Marguerite Taos Amrouche, writer and singer
- Leila Aouchal, novelist
- Apuleius
- Mohammed Arkoun
- Maya Arriz Tamza, storyteller, novelist and playwright
- Augustine of Hippo
- Zighen Aym
B
- Fatima Bakhaï
- Azouz Begag, social scientist and novelist
- Rabah Belamri, poet, short story writer and critic
- Farida Belghoul
- Omar Belhouchet
- Myriam Ben, novelist, poet and activist
- 'Abdelhamid Ben Hadouga, novelist and short story writer
- Latifa Ben Mansour, writer and linguist
- Mohammed Benchicou
- Salah Benlabed
- Malek Bennabi
- Jacqueline Benslimane, poet
- Réda Bensmaia, novelist and critic
- Albert Bensoussan, novelist, translator and academic
- Fatiha Berezak, poet and performer
- Zoubeida Bittari
- Yve-Alain Bois
- Aïcha Bouabaci, poet and short story writer
- Rachid Boudjedra, writer and educator
- Nina Bouraoui, novelist
- Hocine Bouzaher, poet, politician and editor
C
- Albert Camus
- Martianus Capella
- Mehdi Charef
- Mohamed Cherak, journalist
- Corinne Chevallier
- Hélène Cixous, feminist writer and critic
D
- , wrote the first play in Arabic
- Kamel Daoud, journalist and writer
- Djamila Debèche, novelist and essayist
- Jacques Derrida, philosopher
- Mohammed Dib, novelist and poet
- Tahar Djaout, journalist, poet and fiction writer
- Assia Djebar, Francophone writer, film-maker and academic
F
- Nabile Farès
- Fadhila El Farouk
- Achour Fenni, poet and academic
- Mouloud Feraoun
- Omar Fetmouche, artist
- Touati Fettouma, Francophone novelist of the Maghreb
- Catherine Filloux
G
- Fatima Gallaire, playwright
- Salima Ghezali
- François Giuliani
- Anna Greki, pseudonym of Colette Anna Grégoire, poet
- Faïza Guène
H
- Malek Haddad, novelist and poet
- Mohamed Harbi
- Abdelkader Harichane, journalist and writer
- Mohamed Hassaïne, journalist
K
L
- Djanet Lachmet
- Aicha Lemsine, novelist
M
- Ahmed Mahsas, political leader and sociologist
- Mouloud Mammeri, Kabyle writer, anthropologist and linguist
- Leïla Marouane
- Fodil Mezali, journalist and writer
- Hocine Mezali, journalist and writer
- Rachid Mimouni, writer, teacher and activist
- Mohamed Missouri, writer, boxer and coach
- Ahmed Mohammed al-Maqqari
- Si Mohand
- Malika Mokeddem
- Ahlam Mostaghanemi, novelist
O
- Mohammed Ould Cheikh, poet and novelist
R
- Pierre Rabhi
- Nabila Ramdani
- Leila Rezzoug, novelist
- Emmanuel Roblès
S
- Boualem Sansal novelist
- Leïla Sebbar, novelist
- Jean Sénac, poet
- Othmane Senadjki, journalist
- Benjamin Stora
- Sarah Rivens
T
W
- al-Tāhir Wattar, novelist
Y
- Kateb Yacine, novelist and playwright