A Bookshop in Algiers

A Bookshop in Algiers charts the changing fortunes of a bookshop through the political drama of Algeria's turbulent twentieth century of war, revolution and independence. As a young man named Ryad empties it of its books, he begins to understand that a bookshop can be much more than just a shop that sells books. A moving celebration of books, bookshops and of those who dare to dream.

About the author

Kaouther Adimi is a young Algerian novelist living in France. A Bookshop in Algiers is her third novel and was published in France in 2017, where it got the trifecta of major French award nominations (the Goncourt, Renaudot & Médicis prizes) and sold over 50,000 copies.

Summary

On a quiet backstreet in Algiers is an unremarkable building with a remarkable history ...

Foreword

On a quiet backstreet in Algiers is an unremarkable building with a remarkable history ...

Report

Truly potent ... Adimi confronts us with episodes that are simply never spoken of in France The New York Times Book Review

Product details

• Authors: Kaouther Adimi, Kaouther Adimi
• Assisted by: Chris Andrews (Translation), Andrews Chris (Translation)
• Publisher: Serpent's Tail
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 26.05.2022
• EAN: 9781788164702
• ISBN: 978-1-78816-470-2
• No. of pages: 160
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 198 mm x 10 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), FICTION / Literary, Algeria, Fiction: general and literary