The Morisco Presence In The Novel Of The Biography Of The Ultimate-I Lived It As It Desired Me-

Abstract

Writers have succeeded to illuminating several pages and removing obscurity through their various literary works so as to reconnect with the nation’s spirit and foster a reconciliation with its identity. The existence of the Morisco presence in Algeria is likely one of the issues that official history has neglected to discuss for decades despite its impact on many aspects of life. Ouassini Laradj is among the most Algerian novelists who have endeavoured to revive this history, that has not ceased to evoke the Morisco presence represented by his (alleged) grandfather Al-Rukho in many of his works for ages. However, the most overriding thing is that he devotes a large space in his autobiographical novel to talking about the Moorish grandfather and the Moriscos. It is perhaps due to a set of motives and reasons, that will be clarified in this article.