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The descent of a peaceful village into the horrors of civil war: Khadra brings to life a conflict largely unknown to those in the English speaking world. Imagine becoming accustomed to terror on a daily basis. Imagine finding it normal to betray your neig
How does a handsome young man who keeps company with poets and dreams of fame and fortune, turn into a brutal killer who massacres women and children? We follow Nafa Walid as he gradually loses control of his destiny and is drawn into Islamic fundamentali
The third novel in Yasmina Khadra's bestselling trilogy about Islamic fundamentalism has the most compelling backdrop of any of his novels: Iraq in the wake of the American invasion. A young Iraqi student, unable to attend college because of the war, sees
Since the ascendancy of the Taliban the lives of Mosheen and his beautiful wife, Zunaira, have been gradually destroyed. Mosheen's dream of becoming a diplomat has been shattered and Zunaira can no longer even appear on the streets of Kabul unveiled. Atiq
Le docteur Amine Jaafari est un chirurgien reconnu à Tel Aviv, où il vit avec son épouse SIhem, palestienne, comme lui. Un jour, après un attentat particulièrement meurtrier, la police israélienne l'informe que le kamikaze est… sa propre femme ! B
Il avait pour lui une candeur déconcertante et un direct du gauche foudroyant. Il connut la misère et la gloire, mais seul l'amour des femmes parvint à combler sa soif d'absolu. De l'ascension à la chute, le destin hors du commun d'un jeune prodige ad