At the end of the 1950s, in the Aurès region of Algeria, Naja had been raising her three daughters alone since her husband Saïd was recruited to work in France. A few years later, having become a skilled worker, he brings his family to the Paris re ...
At the end of the 1950s, in the Aurès region of Algeria, Naja had been raising her three daughters alone since her husband Saïd was recruited to work in France. A few years later, having become a skilled worker, he brings his family to the Paris region. Naja becomes pregnant, but their living conditions do not allow the couple to consider keeping the child... With this second novel, Lilia Hassaine addresses the issue of the integration of Algerian populations into French society between the early sixties and the end of the eighties. From the golden age of council estates to their gradual abandonment, it is a pivotal period that she depicts in one stroke. An intense story, carried by flamboyant female characters.
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