Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Zvakaitika munguva yehondo, zvikurukuru kushatirwa kwake paSétif massacre yaMay 1945, zvakafuridzirawo Aba kuzvipira kunyora nhetembo dzakawanda. Basa rake rinonyanya kutarisa nyaya dzine chekuita nezvematongerwo enyika uye kukanganisa kwechisimba pavanhu, kufukidza misoro yakadai seAlgeria revolution, Arab-Israeli conflict uye Nazi Germany. Misoro yebasa rake yakaita kuti nyanzvi Jean Déjeux amuenzanise naMohammed Dib. Nhamba dzaAba dzinozivikanwa zvikuru dzinosanganisira "Gazelle au petit matin" ("Gazelle mangwanani-ngwanani", 1978) uye "Gazelle après minuit" ("Gazelle mushure meMidnight", 1979), iyo inotora chimiro chezvinyorwa zve rudo zvakafuridzirwa nerufu rwevakaroorana vaduku panguva ye
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