Forget about 1984?Forget about George Orwell? Read 2084!Remember Boualem Sansal! Do you want to know what can happen later on in this century? Maybe during your lifetime? Or just a few years after your death? Read this fascinating novel by the Algerian writer Boualem Sansal. Let us travel to Abistan. In this country people serve … Continue reading review 2084 – LA FIN DU MONDE
review LE VOILE DE LA PEUR
Several books on my shelves tell the stories of women from northern Africa and the Horn of Africa. Stories of women raised in countries in which the islam reigns supreme. Stories of oppre4ssion in in a religious way but also in a cultural way. At times these two influences are hard to distinguish. Is the … Continue reading review LE VOILE DE LA PEUR
review DANS L’ENFER DES TOURNANTES
This is the horrifying story of Samira Bellil, a girl grown into a young woman, who was raised in the suburbs of Paris in a family of Algerian descent. She herself was born in Algeria. Samira tells her story of gang rape of drugs abuse of physical and mental abuse to show other girls and … Continue reading review DANS L’ENFER DES TOURNANTES
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A book of beauty. A stream of words, crafted by Malika. At times I drifted along with her stream of thoughts and words used. To me this book is a beautiful book. This story is set in the desert areas of Algeria, during the colonial days., when the French colonial power tried to rule this … Continue reading review LE SIÈCLE DES SAUTERELLES
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The Algerian / French writer Albert Camus wrote a few classics and became an important voice in the literary world of the northern hemisphere. He was born in Mondovi (nowadays Dréan) in the northeastern corner of Algeria in the year 1913 in a pied-noir family. Shortly after the Second World War he published his La … Continue reading Review LA PESTE
Mourning, laughter, and necessary change
Email was used to conduct this interview with the Algerian poet Samira Negrouche. Words travelled between Algeria and Paris. Words about writing, about politics, about the situation in Algeria and the need to persevere against all odds.
books touched by Africa 