Historical fiction books from Algeria
Recommended historical fiction books (15)
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If you are into historical fiction here are some historical fiction 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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Children of the New World : A Novel of the Algerian War by Assia Djebar EN
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A compelling war novel, as seen by women, sheds light on the current Iraq conflict.
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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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L'amour, la fantasia : roman by Assia Djebar FR
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Nous glissons du passé lointain au passé proche, de la troisième personne, à la première ; extraordinaire évocation du père, instituteur de français, de la mère, des cousines, des femmes cloîtrées vives et dont le cri et l'amour nous poursuivent. Assia Djebar, sans conteste la plus grande romancière du Maghreb, nous donne ici son œuvre la plus aboutie.
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La femme sans sépulture by Assia Djebar FR
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La Femme sans sépulture, c'est Zoulikha, héroïne oubliée de la guerre d'Algérie, montée au maquis au printemps 1957 et portée disparue deux ans plus tard, après son arrestation par l'armée française. Femme exceptionnelle, si vivante dans sa réalité de mère, d'amante, d'amie, d'opposante politique, dans son engagement absolu et douloureux, dans sa démarche de liberté qui scelle sa vie depuis l'enfance et qui ne l'a jamais quittée, sa présence irradiante flotte à jamais au-dessus de Césarée... Autour de Zoulikha s'animent d'autres figures de l'ombre, paysannes autant que citadines, vivant au quo... continue
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Les sirènes de Bagdad by Yasmina Khadra FR
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A young boy arrives in the capital, Baghdad. His university life has barely begun when the US military bombards him. Forced to leave the once bustling city and the girl he's fallen in love with, he returns to a poor village deep in the desert. However, war relentlessly pursues him. US forces raid this simple village in the dead of night, hunting down terrorists and killing and humiliating his father in front of his terrified family. With his dignity shattered, the young man leaves his home alone for Baghdad, seeking ultimate revenge.
In her novel, Yasmina Khadeha depicts the rapidly ch... continue
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Nedjma by Kateb Yacine EN
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Nedjma is a masterpiece of North African writing. Its intricate plot involves four men in love with the beautiful woman whose name serves as the title of the novel. Nedjma is the central figure of this disorienting novel, but more than the unfortunate wife of a man she does not love, more than the unwilling cause of rivalry among many suitors, Nedjma is the symbol of Algeria. Kateb has crafted a novel that is the saga of the founding ancestors of Algeria through the conquest of Numidia by the Romans, the expansion of the Ottoman Empire, and French colonial conquest. Nedjma is symbolic of the r... continue
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Nos richesses - Prix Renaudot des lycéens 2017 by Kaouther Adimi FR
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En 1935, Edmond Charlot a vingt ans et il rentre à Alger avec une seule idée en tête, prendre exemple sur Adrienne Monnier et sa librairie parisienne. Charlot le sait, sa vocation est de choisir, d'accoucher, de choisir de jeunes écrivains de la Méditerranée, sans distinction de langue ou de religion. Placée sous l'égide de Giono, sa minuscule librairie est baptisée Les Vraies Richesses. Et pour inaugurer son catalogue, il publie le premier texte d'un inconnu : Albert Camus. Charlot exulte, ignorant encore que vouer sa vie aux livres, c'est aussi la sacrifier aux aléas de l'infortune. Et à ceu... continue