Yasmina Khadra

What the Day Owes the Night

Übersetzung: Wynne, Frank

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Produktbeschreibung

Re-named Jonas, he grows up in a colourful colonial Algerian town, and forges a unique friendship with a group of boys, an enduring bond that nothing - not even the Algerian Revolt - will shake. He meets Emilie - a beautiful, beguiling girl who captures the hearts of all who see her - and an epic love story is set in motion.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Random House UK / Vintage, London
• Originaltitel: Ce que le jour doit à la nuit
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 622754
• Seitenzahl: 400
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Mai 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 199mm x 131mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 282g
• ISBN-13: 9780099540458
• ISBN-10: 0099540452
• Artikelnr.: 32110564

Autorenporträt

Yasmina Khadra is the nom de plume of the Algerian army officer, Mohammed Moulessehoul, who took a female pseudonym to avoid submitting his manuscripts for approval by the army. He is the author of four other books published in English, including the acclaimed bestseller Swallows of Kabul . He lives in France.

Rezensionen

A book in which you may lose yourself in reading and find yourself when you put it aside; an enriching work... sympathetic and humane. The narrative is compelling and there is a rich cast of well observed, or remembered, characters... He presents life as it is, and hints at what it might be Scotsman