Yasmina Khadra
Yasmina Khadra is the pseudonym of the Algerian writer Mohammed Moulessehoul, born in 1956. A high ranking officer in the Algerian army, he went into exile in France in 2000, where he now lives in seclusion. In his several writings on the civil war in Algeria, Khadra exposes the current regime...
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Yasmina Khadra is the pseudonym of the Algerian writer Mohammed Moulessehoul, born in 1956. A high ranking officer in the Algerian army, he went into exile in France in 2000, where he now lives in seclusion. In his several writings on the civil war in Algeria, Khadra exposes the current regime and the fundamentalist opposition as the joint guilty parties in the Algerian Tragedy. Before his admission of identity in 2001, a leading critic in France wrote, 'A he or a she? It doesn't matter. What matters is that Yasmina Khadra is today one of Algeria's most important writers.'
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Birth date: January 10, 1955
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I have long been a fan of Yasmina Khadra, whose books usually give one a realistic look at Arab culture and family life, alongside the cultural oppression and fundamental extremism that has saturated their daily lives. This book takes us back a bit further than others I have read. The Angels Die...
Having previously read two of Yasmina Khadra's books, I knew this was not going to be cheerful reading, but as the author is attending our literary festival in March, I decided this was a good opportunity to read his latest book. It is set in Algeria between the two world wars, during a time of co...
Le parcours d'un homme à la recherche de celle qui fut sa femme, sur fond de la folie destructrice des hommes. Un livre qui interroge, bouleverse et remets en question notre façon de voir certaines choses. Bourré de passages magnifiques et touchants. A lire absolument.
I live in an Islamic country. I have some Muslim friends. By friends, I mean real ones that I can count on them whenever I need their help. They say their prayers, observe Ramadan and one of them wears Chador. But they have one special characteristic that is so important for me: They are open minded...
Overwhelming and illuminating reading. It brings out the truth and the reality of Iraq I could have never imagined on my own.We follow a student in his home village, Kafr Karam, in the wake of the American invasion. He was forced to leave the university and now spends his days in a small village wit...
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