To disguise his Algerian heritage and land a job at a French bank, the narrator of this tragicomic novel has whitened his skin, straightened his hair, and legally changed his nameβin short, declared βan ethnic war against himself.β -- The New Yorker
The sexual life of an Islamist in Paris
β Scribed by Leila Marouane
- Book ID
- 100399923
- Publisher
- Europa Editions, [Turnaround, distributor]
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 107 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- City
- London;New York;Paris (France);France;Paris
- ISBN
- 1933372850
- ASIN
- B00MNMHD4E
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β¦ Synopsis
A witty story about Mohamed, a 40-year-old Muslim in France, who is trying to leave his mother and live the life he has only been able to dream of.
β¦ Subjects
Islam
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