African Equation - Softcover

Khadra, Yasmina

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1908313706 ISBN 13: 9781908313706

Verlag: Gallic Books, 2015

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A giant of francophone writing, Algerian author Yasmina Khadra uses current events as a lens to examine narratives of Africa and the West.

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

Frankfurt MD Kurt Krausmann is devastated by his wife's suicide. Unable to make sense of what happened, Kurt agrees to join his friend Hans on a humanitarian mission to the Comoros. But, sailing down the Red Sea, their boat is boarded by Somali pirates and the men are taken hostage.

The arduous journey to the pirates' desert hideout is only the beginning of Kurt's odyssey. He endures imprisonment and brutality at the hands of captors whose failings are all too human.

As the situation deteriorates, it is fellow prisoner, Bruno, a long-time resident in Africa, who shows Kurt another side to the wounded yet defiant continent he loves. 

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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.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Gallic Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2015
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1908313706
• ISBN 13: 9781908313706
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 336
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