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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463176503321

Autore

Boudjedra Rachid <1941->

Titolo

The Barbary figs / / Rashid Boudjedra ; translated and with an afterword by André Naffis-Sahely

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, [England] : , : Arabia Books, , 2012

©2012

ISBN

1-906697-41-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (160 p.)

Disciplina

843.914

Soggetti

Electronic books.

Algeria History Revolution, 1954-1962 Fiction

Algeria History Fiction

France Colonies Africa Fiction

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

""The Barbary Figs""; ""Chapter I""; ""Chapter II""; ""Chapter III""; ""Chapter IV""; ""Chapter V""; ""Chapter VI""; ""Chapter VII""; ""Chapter VIII""; ""Chapter IX""; ""Chapter X""; ""Chapter XI""; ""Chapter XII""; ""Chapter XIII""; ""Chapter XIV""; ""Chapter XV""; ""Afterword""; ""Notes""; ""Glossary""

Sommario/riassunto

Winner of the Arab Book Prize.  Two old friends find themselves side by side on the flight from Algiers to Constantine. There is a lot of history between them, as well as bad blood. The flight will last only an hour-an hour during which both their stories will be told, interspersed by anecdotes of Algeria's struggle to release itself from France's colonial grip. The title, The Barbary Figs, is a symbol of the ""old"" Algeria, since one of the men's grandfathers used to grow them on his estate. The ""new"" Algeria is far less straightforward, and has produced far more bitter fruit.