Le Muezzin
work by Bourboune
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Mourad Bourboune's novel Le Muezzin (1968) explores the disconnect between modern North Africans and their past. The protagonist is an atheistic muezzin, a figure traditionally responsible for calling Muslims to prayer five times daily. Bourboune uses this character to critique the hypocrisy and perceived inauthenticity of the Algerian government and society following independence. The novel presents the muezzin in an enigmatic manner, highlighting a rupture with tradition.123
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