The artwork depicts Taos Amrouche surrounded by books and music (Google Doodle)Google Doodle is celebrating Taos Amrouche, a Kabyle-Algerian-French singer and author, who was among the first Algerian women to publish a novel. Born in 1913 in Tunis, Tunisia, after her parents moved there from Algeria, today would have been Amrouche’s 111th birthday. The author attended school in Tunis before moving to France in 1935 to attend university, Google Doodle said. Another Amrouche novel, Rue des tambourines (Street of the Tabors), is autobiographical and reflects her childhood, Google Doodle said. The stories and songs helped Amrouche document and preserve parts of her oral heritage, as well as connect with both her French and Kabyle identities, Google Doodle said.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 05, 2024 04:19 UTC