Cet amour de père, gardien du gynécée.

A literary criticism of the book "L'amour, la fantasia," by novelist Assia Djebar is presented. Author discussed various topics including representation of the father figure, its representation in other two autobiographical novels, brief description of the character Tahar and his influence on his daughter at different periods of her life. Novel further discussed personality of Arab and Berber women as presented in the book.