--- title: "4 Mohammed Dib Quotes - Famous Poet (Le désert sans détour)" description: "Mohammed Dib was an Algerian author. He wrote over 30 novels, as well as numerous short stories, poems, and children's literature in the French language." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-mohammed-dib-68844.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Mohammed Dib](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-mohammed-dib-68844.jpg) # Mohammed Dib (1920–2003) Poet Algeria **4** quotes in **52** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Mohammed Dib was a poet from Algeria, best known for *Le désert sans détour*. ## Quick Facts About Mohammed Dib Born July 21, 1920 Died May 2, 2003 Nationality Algeria Profession Poet Notable works Le désert sans détour ## About Mohammed Dib Mohammed Dib was an Algerian author. He wrote over 30 novels, as well as numerous short stories, poems, and children's literature in the French language. His work covers the breadth of 20th century Algerian history, focusing on Algeria's fight for independence. ## Awards & Honors Mallarmé prize Grand prix de la francophonie Broquette-Gonin prize Franco-Arabic Friendship Award Q3405625 Fénéon Prize for literature Q137611792 ## Quotes by Mohammed Dib > [Humiliation, slavery, fear have perverted us to the bone; we no longer look like men... . Men must be granted the respect…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohammed-dib/humiliation-slavery-fear-have-perverted-us-to-the-bone-we-no-longer/) Mohammed Dib [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3d/mohammed-dib-57734_bones_humiliation-slavery-fear-have-perverted_188351.jpg) > [Beware that the one who reads is the same as the book, the same as what is read, the same as the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohammed-dib/beware-that-the-one-who-reads-is-the-same-as-the-book-the-same-as/) Mohammed Dib [Book](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/book/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c15/mohammed-dib-57734_book_beware-that-the-one-who-reads-is-the-sam_368656.jpg) > [A man is likewise form and expression, a written sign thrown unto boundless matter, an undifferentiated word of what is. I've therefore…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohammed-dib/a-man-is-likewise-form-and-expression-a-written-sign-thrown-unto/) Mohammed Dib [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c0c/mohammed-dib-57734_bits_a-man-is-likewise-form-and-expression-a_1260799.jpg) > [ At present, \[in the desert\] an exasperating clarity reigns. The sky has become less visible than water in a jar. Black peaks,… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohammed-dib/at-present-in-the-desert-an-exasperating-clarity-reigns-the-sky-has/) Mohammed Dib [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9bd/mohammed-dib-57734_all-that-remains_at-present-in-the-desert-an-exasperating_2311683.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohammed-dib/#itemlist", "name": "Mohammed Dib Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Humiliation, slavery, fear have perverted us to the bone; we no longer look like men... . 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