Contemporary fiction books from Mauritania
Recommended contemporary fiction books (1)
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If you are into contemporary fiction here are some contemporary fiction books from Mauritania for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge.
1.
Saara by Mbarek Ould Beyrouk EN
Country: Africa / Mauritania
Mauritania
Description:
Mbarek Ould Beyrouk's greatly acclaimed novel Saara was the winner of the prestigious Prix Littéraire Les Afriques 2023. The story is told through three different narrators, Saara, an attractive young woman who is both unconventional, liberated and determined; the Sheikh, a young man who succeeds his father as the leader of a Sufi order striving to live exemplary lives in their oasis community and follow the path to salvation and the Beggar, befriended by Saara and who cares devotedly for his disabled mother and is the voice of the marginalised. It is their story and their lives are intertwine... continue