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The Bridges of Constantine
Ahlem Mosteghanemi
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Description for The Bridges of Constantine
Paperback. From "the most successful writer in the Arab world" ("Forbes"), a sweeping, beautifully written love story between a former fighter in Algeria's wars of independence and the daughter of a revolutionary hero. Translator(s): Cohen, Raphael. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 165 x 23. Weight in Grams: 222.
Khaled, a former revolutionary in the Algerian war of liberation has been in self-exile in Paris for two decades, disgusted by the corruption that now riddles the country he once fought for. Now a celebrated painter, Khaled is consumed with passion for Hayat, the daughter of his old revolutionary commander, who unexpectedly reenters Khaled’s life. Hayat had been just a child when he last saw her, but she has now become a seductive young novelist. The first novel in an award-winning, bestselling trilogy that spans Algeria’s tumultuous recent history,The Bridges of Constantine is a lyrical and heartrending love ... Read more
Khaled, a former revolutionary in the Algerian war of liberation has been in self-exile in Paris for two decades, disgusted by the corruption that now riddles the country he once fought for. Now a celebrated painter, Khaled is consumed with passion for Hayat, the daughter of his old revolutionary commander, who unexpectedly reenters Khaled’s life. Hayat had been just a child when he last saw her, but she has now become a seductive young novelist. The first novel in an award-winning, bestselling trilogy that spans Algeria’s tumultuous recent history,The Bridges of Constantine is a lyrical and heartrending love ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781408856482
SKU
V9781408856482
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About Ahlem Mosteghanemi
Algerian novelist and poet Ahlem Mosteghanemi is the bestselling female author in the Arab world. In December 2016 she was designated UNESCO Artist for Peace. She has more than 10 million followers on Facebook, 435 thousand followers on Twitter and was ranked in the top ten most influential women in the Middle East by Forbes in 2006. The Arabic original ... Read more
Reviews for The Bridges of Constantine
Remarkable, insightful ... The elegiac quality is present not just in the themes, but also in the astonishingly poetic language throughout … I stopped and marvelled every few pages ... This is one of the richest and most evocative books that I have read all year, I only hope we don’t have to wait too long for the two sequels ... Read more