The Angels Die - Khadra, Yasmina
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Award winning author Yasmina Khadra gives us a stunning panorama of life in Algeria between the two world wars.
'A writer who can understand man wherever he is' The New York Times
Even as a child living hand-to-mouth in a ghetto, Turambo dreamt of a better future. So when his family find a decent home in the city of Oran anything seems possible. But colonial Algeria is no place to be ambitious for those of Arab-Berber ethnicity. Through a succession of menial jobs, the constants for Turambo are his rage at the injustice surrounding him, and a reliable left hook. This last opens the door…mehr

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Produktbeschreibung
Award winning author Yasmina Khadra gives us a stunning panorama of life in Algeria between the two world wars.

'A writer who can understand man wherever he is' The New York Times

Even as a child living hand-to-mouth in a ghetto, Turambo dreamt of a better future. So when his family find a decent home in the city of Oran anything seems possible. But colonial Algeria is no place to be ambitious for those of Arab-Berber ethnicity. Through a succession of menial jobs, the constants for Turambo are his rage at the injustice surrounding him, and a reliable left hook. This last opens the door to a boxing apprenticeship, which will ultimately offer Turambo a choice: to take his chance at sporting greatness or choose a simpler life beside the woman he loves.
Autorenporträt
Yasmina Khadra is the author of more than 20 novels, including The Swallows of Kabul and The Attack, both shortlisted for the IMPAC literary award. Khadra's work has been published in 45 countries. He has twice been honoured by the Académie française, winning both the Médaille de vermeil (2001) and Grand Prix de littérature (2012).  Howard Curtis's many translations from French and Italian include works by Balzac, Flaubert, Pirandello, Jean-Claude Izzo, Marek Halter, and Gianrico Carofiglio.
Rezensionen
'Khadra's prose is gentle and precise' The New Yorker

'The Angels Die is a must read for readers of international fiction, whether historical or contemporary' New York Journal of Book

'A skilled storyteller working at the height of his powers' Times Literary Supplement

'World-class' Rosie Goldsmith, The Independent