Nora Aceval

Nora Aceval (born 1953, Tousnina) is a traditional storyteller and writer from Algeria.
Biography
Aceval was born of a French-Algerian father and an Arab mother in Tousnina, on the high plateau of Tiaret Province. Her childhood in Tousnina and Sougueur was permeated with the stories told by the women of the tribe of Ouled Sidi Khaled. She got a degree in nursing and then a master's in modern literature. She collects, retells, translates, writes, and transcribes stories from Algeria, particularly from the region of Djebel Amour and from women of the Maghreb. Her stories appeal to all ages. Children are interested in the tales and characters, while adults are interested in the ideas expressed trying to find a connection between the story and their own lives. She lives in Creil, in France.
Writing style
A large portion of her writing style is attributed to the oral heritage she had inherited from growing up in Algeria. She operates using a literary style known as a naked voice, which is a dialogue that connects different cultures. She likes to focus on women in her stories, and how they are not simply objects. Examples of themes Aceval writes about include inequality of women, sexual triumph and finding identity. Aceval revolves her writing around the theme of love. Her style of writing can be described as smooth and simple.
Personal life
Aceval currently has four children.
Bibliography
La femme de Djiha, ill. by Sébastien Pignon. Al Manar, 2013.
La Chamelle, ill. by Sébastien Pignon. Al Manar, 2011.
La Science des femmes et de l’amour, ill. by Sébastien Pignon. Al Manar, 2009.
Contes libertin du Maghreb, Introduction by Leïla Sebbar. Ill. by Sébastien Pignon. Al Manar, 2008
Paroles immigrées en coll. avec Bernard Zimmermann. Préface de Habib Tengour, L’Harmattan, 2008
Le loup et la colombe, Album, Illustrations Michel Galvin. Seuil Jeunesse, 2008
L’élève du magicien, Album, Ill. Emre Orhun. Calligraphie : B.Zerouki, Sorbier, 2007
Le prince tisserand, Album, Ill. Laureen Topalian, Sorbier, 2007 (Prix Saint Exupéry 2008)
Hadidouène et l’âne de l’ogresse, Album, Illustrations Merlin. Seuil Jeunesse, 2007
Les babouches d’Abou Kassem, Album, Illustrations A.Guilloppé. Seuil Jeunesse 2007
Contes du Djebel Amour.(Recueil) Illustrations Elène Usdin. Seuil, 2006
Contes et traditions d’Algérie, Flies-France. (Aux origines du monde ), 2005
L’Algérie des contes et légendes (hauts plateaux de Tiaret) Ed Maisonneuve et Larose, Paris 2003
Ghazali le bédouin (conte d’Algérie), Essai, Illustrations Boubaker Ayadi. Ed.G&g, 2000
References
External links
http://data.bnf.fr/14468612/nora_aceval/
http://www.babelio.com/auteur/Nora-Aceval/88675
http://legenepietlargousier.over-blog.com/article-contes-libertins-du-maghreb-nora-aceval-56843093.html
https://web.archive.org/web/20150924073844/http://www.plainecommune.fr/actualites/tout-lagenda/agenda-detaille/article/nora-aceval-histoires-damou/#.VR8tZpPF-q4
http://www.dknews-dz.com/interview/35-6-questions-a-nora-aceval-lhistoire-au-present.html
Living people
1953 births
Algerian writers in French
People from Tiaret Province
Algerian people of French descent
20th-century Algerian writers
20th-century Algerian women writers
21st-century Algerian writers
21st-century Algerian women writers