Books set in Mauritania (4)
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Barzakh: The Land In-Between by Moussa Ould Ebnou EN
Country: Africa / 
Mauritania
Mauritania
Description:
In the distant future, archeologists, studying the land of Barzakh in the Sahara, extract the ancient consciousness of Gara whose life they trace through the 11th-century deserts of Mauritania to the dystopic future as he searches for freedom and better humanity. This innovative masterpiece symphonizes mysticism, religion, philosophy, and Mauritanian culture into a surreal reflection on the human condition.
2.
Rabia est arrivée : chroniques du Trarza : récit by Aichetou FR
Country: Africa / Mauritania
Mauritania
Description:
La mère de Rabia, sa fille ou leurs autres compagnes avaient-elles été capturées, achetées ou volées? Dieu seul sait. Au cours des veillées, quand Rabia se faisait conteuse, jamais elle ne s'était hasardée à parler de ce passé-là, l'ayant enseveli dans un autre Moi, trop lointain et peut-être inconnu d'ailleurs d'elle-même. Comment avait-elle pu se trouver dans ce campement nomade, avec ces Bédouins?
3.
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
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Silence of the Horizons by Mbarek Ould Beyrouk EN
Country: Africa / Mauritania
Mauritania
Description:
SILENCE OF THE HORIZONS by Mbarek Ould Beyrouk (short version) A young Mauritanian man flees the scene of a crime to hide out in the Sahara with his friend who conducts tours for wealthy European families eager to discover the "real" desert. As he regales the tourists' children with tales of djinns and far-off worlds, he must grapple with his own moral conscience in this existential psychological thriller that resonates with Albert Camus' classic novel, The Stranger and Antoine de St. Exupéry's memoir, Wind, Sand and Stars.