Cultural books from Algeria
Recommended cultural books (4)
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If you are into cultural here are some cultural books from Algeria for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge.
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A Bookshop in Algiers by Kaouther Adimi EN
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'A beautiful little novel about books, history, ambition and the importance of literature.'Nick Hornby'Truly potent ... Adimi confronts us with episodes that are simply never spoken of in France' The New York Times Book ReviewIn 1936, a young dreamer named Edmond Charlot opened a modest bookshop in Algiers. Once the heart of Algerian cultural life, where Camus launched his first book and the Free French printed propaganda during the war, Charlot's beloved bookshop has been closed for decades, living on as a government lending library. Now it is to be shuttered forever. But as a young man named... continue
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De boekhandel van Algiers by Kaouther Adimi NL
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Drie met elkaar verbonden verhalen: de liefde voor literatuur in een leenboekwinkeltje in Algiers, de Algerijnse gschiedenis tussen 1930 en 2017 en hoe de situatie nu wordt gezien door Ryad uit Parijs.
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Divorce Islamic Style by Amara Lakhous EN
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From the author of Clash of Civilizations Over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio The Italian secret service has received intel that a group of Muslim immigrants based in Rome's Viale Marconi neighborhood is planning a terrorist attack. Christian Mazzari, a young Sicilian court translator who speaks perfect Arabic, goes undercover to infiltrate the group and learn who its leaders are. Christian poses as Issa, a recently arrived Tunisian in search of a place to sleep and a job. He soon meets Sofia, a young Egyptian immigrant whose life with her husband, Said a.k.a Felice, an architect who has reinv... continue
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