In this blog post, I will briefly summarize Asia Zebar’s life and major works, and analyze the key issues regarding language, identity, and women raised in her 2003 novel ‘The Disappearance of French’. The Life and Works of Asia Zébar Asia Zébar, whose birth name was Fatima-Zohra Imalyène, was born on June 30, 1936, in the coastal city of Cherchell, Algeria. The town is also...