197pp., paperback, Reprint, London (1965) 2021
First published in 1957 in French as Portrait du Colonisé precede du Portrait du Colonisateur.
First published in an English translation in 1965. Introduction by Nadine Gordimer written in 2003.
Albert Memmi on the psychological effects of colonialism on both the colonized and the colonizers.
"Confiscated by colonial police throughout the world since its 1957 publication, The Colonizer and the Colonized is an important document of our times, an invaluable warning for all future generations." The Los Angeles Times
Albert Memmi (1920-2020) was a French writer and essayist of Tunisian-Jewish origin.