▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁stories ▁are ▁intended ▁for ▁children , ▁and ▁were ▁related ▁by ▁youth s ▁aged ▁ 1 5 ▁or ▁ 1 6 . ▁The ▁stories ▁are ▁accompanied ▁by ▁notes ▁and ▁comments , ▁and ▁a ▁gl oss ary . ▁ ▁Les ▁Qu atra ins ▁de ▁Med jd ou b ▁le ▁Sar cast ique ▁( 1 9 6 6 ) ▁is ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁ 3 4 0 ▁qu atra ins ▁by ▁Med jd ou b , ▁some ▁from ▁previous ▁collections . ▁It ▁includes ▁over ▁ 1 0 0 ▁qu atra ins ▁provided ▁or ally ▁by ▁the ▁K hel ifa ▁family ▁of ▁Al gi ers ▁which ▁had ▁not ▁previously ▁been ▁published . ▁The ▁work ▁includes ▁a ▁description ▁of ▁the ▁poet ' s ▁life , ▁the ▁times ▁when ▁he ▁wrote ▁and ▁his ▁views ▁on ▁mor als , ▁religion ▁and ▁women . ▁The ▁qu atra ins ▁are ▁presented ▁in ▁the ▁original ▁and ▁in ▁translation , ▁with ▁notes ▁and ▁comments . ▁A ▁sc ath ing ▁review ▁by ▁John ▁W ans br ough ▁began ▁" ▁If ▁this ▁book ▁was ▁meant ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁serious ▁study ▁of ▁a ▁genre ▁of ▁North ▁African ▁col lo qu ial ▁literature ▁its ▁comp ilers ▁have ▁failed ... ▁The ▁information ▁... ▁is ▁reprodu ced ▁in ▁a ▁most ▁bew ilder ing ▁manner , ▁stre wn ▁cop iously ▁with ▁errors ▁of ▁fact ▁and ▁of ▁interpretation ." ▁ ▁Her ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁Cont es ▁arab es ▁du ▁Mag h reb ▁is ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁ 4 5 ▁stories ▁told ▁to ▁her ▁either ▁in ▁Arab ic