Habib Tengour

Habib Tengour was born in Mostaganem, Eastern Algeria, and raised on the Arab and Berber voices of marketplace storytellers. Trained as an anthropologist and sociologist, he lives and works in Algeria and Paris, where he teaches at the Université d’Évry-Val-d’Essonne. His books include Le Vieux de la Montagne, L’Epreuve d l’arc, and Gens de Mosta.