Books set in Tunisia (13)
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Beyond Babylon by Igiaba Scego EN
ItalyDescription:
"Describes Argentina's horrific dirty war, the chaotic final years of brutal dictatorship in Somalia, and the modern-day excesses of Italy's right-wing politics through the words of two half-sisters, their mothers, and the elusive father who ties their stories together"--
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Du Pain et du Jasmin by Monia Mazigh FR
TunisiaDescription:
1984: les Emeutes du pain -- 2010: la REvolution du jasmin. Deux pEriodes tumultueuses vEcues A prEs de trente ans de distance par une mEre et sa fille. Nadia quitte sa Tunisie natale pendant les Emeutes qui secouent le pays en 1984. REvoltEe contre ses parents, elle est surtout indignEe par la culture du silence et la soumission que la jeunesse ne peut plus tolErer. ReniEe par sa famille, elle Emigre au Canada et y refait sa vie. Vingt-cinq ans plus tard, sa fille, Lila, encouragEe par sa mEre, sEjourne A Tunis chez un couple ami, Tante Neila et Oncle Mounir. Elle fera face A une autre rEvolu... continue
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Lion Mountain by Mustapha Tlili EN
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As a young widow with two boys to feed and raise, Horia El-Gharib has struggled to reconcile tradition and change. With the help of a faithful servant and the support of the village imam, she has dared to take on a man's role in commerce and trade to protect the birthright of her sons.
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Talismano by Abdelwahab Meddeb EN
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Talismano is a novelistic exploration of writing seen as a hallucinatory journey through half-remembered, half-imagined cities—in particular, the city of Tunis, both as it is now, and as it once was. Walking and writing, journey and journal, mirror one another to produce a calligraphic, magical work: a palimpsest of various languages and cultures, highlighting Abdelwahab Meddeb's beguiling mastery of both the Western and Islamic traditions. Meddeb's journey is first and foremost a sensual one, almost decadent, where the narrator luxuriates in the Tunis of his memories and intercuts these impre... continue
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The Ardent Swarm by Yamen Manai EN
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From an award-winning Tunisian author comes a stirring allegory about a country in the aftermath of revolution and the power of a single quest. Sidi lives a hermetic life as a bee whisperer, tending to his beloved "girls" on the outskirts of the desolate North African village of Nawa. He wakes one morning to find that something has attacked one of his beehives, brutally killing every inhabitant. Heartbroken, he soon learns that a mysterious swarm of vicious hornets committed the mass murder--but where did they come from, and how can he stop them? If he is going to unravel this mystery and save... continue
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The Colonizer and the Colonized by Albert Memmi EN
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Albert Memmi's classic work stands as one of the most powerful and psychologically penetrating studies of colonial oppression ever written. Dissecting the minds of both the oppressor and the oppressed, Memmi reveals truths about the colonial situation and struggle that are as relevant today as they were five decades ago.Nobel Laureate Nadine Gordimer's new critical Introduction draws Memmi into the 21st century by reflecting on his achievements and highlighting his omissions. In doing so she opens new avenues of enquiry for scholars and students, and exposes new directions for activists seekin... continue
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The Pillar of Salt by Albert Memmi EN
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Originally published in 1955, The Pillar of Salt the semi-autobiographical novel about a young boy growing up in French colonized Tunisia. To gain access to privileged French society, he must reject his many identities – Jew, Arab, and African. But, on the eve of World War II, he is forced to come to terms with his loyalties and his past
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This Tilting World by Colette Fellous EN
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"Fellous's creative memoir delves into the history Tunisia's Jewish community, sweeping readers onto a lyrical journey from Tunisia to Paris to a Flaubertian village in Normandy, full of the voices of loved ones now silent" -- Provided by publisher.