Les Impatients

Les Impatients is a novel by Algerian writer and filmmaker Assia Djebar, published in 1958. The work, written in French, focuses on young women within the colonial Algerian bourgeois milieu. It is one of Djebar's earlier novels, following her debut La Soif (1957). Djebar's writing often explores themes of women's experiences and their societal roles in Algeria, particularly during the period of French colonial rule and the subsequent war for independence. Her literary and filmmaking career aimed to give voice to women and address issues of inequality and identity in Algerian society.