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Banned and restricted books in Algeria
9 titles have been banned or restricted in Algeria, recorded across 9 dated, source-cited events, most often for political content.
Titles
9
Ban events
9
Top reason
Political content
Decades active
4
Most-restricted titles
| Title | Author | Year | Events |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Oath of the Barbarians | Boualem Sansal | 1999 | 1 |
| Houris | Kamel Daoud | 2024 | 1 |
| Poste restante: Alger | Boualem Sansal | 2006 | 1 |
| Le village de l'Allemand | Boualem Sansal | 2008 | 1 |
| 2084: la fin du monde | Boualem Sansal | 2015 | 1 |
| Bouteflika: Une imposture algérienne | Mohamed Benchicou | 2004 | 1 |
| Journal d'un homme libre | Mohamed Benchicou | 2008 | 1 |
| Les Geôles d'Alger | Mohamed Benchicou | 2007 | 1 |
| La Répudiation | Rachid Boudjedra | 1969 | 1 |
Stated reasons
- Political content
- 8
- Religious / blasphemy
- 1
By decade
1960s1
2000s6
2010s1
2020s1
Documented bans
All 9 recorded events, most severe and most recent first.
Houris2024
2084: la fin du monde2015
Le village de l'Allemand2008
Journal d'un homme libre2008
Les Geôles d'Alger2007
Poste restante: Alger2006
Bouteflika: Une imposture algérienne2004
The Oath of the Barbarians2000
La Répudiation1969
Source: Verboten, built on the banned-books.org Open Censorship Core (CC BY 4.0). Verboten compilation CC BY 4.0.