▁The ▁re location ▁of ▁Az ou z ' s ▁family ▁near ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁novel ▁to ▁an ▁a partment ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁Avenue ▁Mon in ▁in ▁Lyon ▁is ▁indic ative ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁transition ▁many ▁Al ger ian ▁families ▁under w ent ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁ ▁Author ' s ▁Context ▁ ▁The ▁Be ur ▁Generation ▁The ▁word ▁be ur ▁entered ▁the ▁French ▁lex icon ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁after ▁the ▁media ▁dub bed ▁the ▁Mar che ▁pour ▁l ' ég al ité ▁et ▁contre ▁le ▁rac ism ▁the ▁Mar che ▁des ▁be urs ; ▁a ▁radio ▁station ▁known ▁as ▁Radio ▁Be ur ▁also ▁came ▁into ▁existence ▁around ▁this ▁time . ▁The ▁word ▁provided ▁a ▁distinction ▁from ▁the ▁second - gener ation ▁be urs ▁and ▁their ▁parents , ▁the ▁Mag h reb is ▁who ▁imm igr ated ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁Az ou z ▁himself ▁notes ▁how ▁proud ▁his ▁parents ▁feel ▁in ▁con ve ying ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁Az ou z ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Lyon ▁and ▁not ▁Al ger ia . ▁ ▁Be ur ▁was ▁quickly ▁rec laimed ▁by ▁the ▁youth ▁of ▁the ▁Al ger ian ▁community ▁to ▁indicate ▁a ▁sense ▁of ▁pride ▁and ▁identity . ▁ ▁A ▁Be ur ▁Renaissance ? ▁The ▁late ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁saw ▁an ▁explos ion ▁of ▁cre ative ▁works ▁cent ering ▁on ▁the ▁be ur ▁experience ▁that ▁sought ▁to ▁“ aff irm ▁[ the ▁Be ur ] ▁self ▁and