
“What the Day Owes the Night” by Yasmina Khadra
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Synopsis As a boy Younes’ life is irrevocably changed when he leaves his broken home in the Algerian countryside for the colourful and affluent European district of Río Salado. Renamed Jonas, he begins a new life and forges a unique friendship with a group of boys, an enduring bond that nothing – not even the Algerian Revolt – will shake.Yet with the return to Río Salado of Emilie – a beautiful, beguiling girl who captures the hearts of all who […]
Categories: Algeria, Francophone Literature, French • Tags: African LIterature, Algeria, Book, French, Heinemann, Yasmina Khadra