La Grande Maison is a novel by Mohammed Dib published in 1952 by Editions du Seuil.

[1] The story takes place in Algeria in 1939, it tells the life of a large and poor family.

[3] Aïni, the mother, works hard to support her family, but the money she earns is not even enough to buy bread.

Among all the inhabitants of Dar Sbitar, Hamid Saraj stood out, a cultured and respectable young man.

Her behavior changes thanks to the baskets full of vegetables and meat that cousin Mustapha brought back.

[6][7] La Grande Maison was adapted for Algerian television by director Mustapha Badie in 1974, in the form of a series.