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The Poor Man's Son (CARAF Books: Caribbean and African Literature translated from the French)
Mouloud Feraoun
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Paperback. Mouloud Feraoun grew up in the Kabyle region of French-controlled Algeria, where the prospects for most Muslim Berber men were shepherding or emigrating to France for factory work. While Feraoun escaped by excelling in the colonial school system -- as a student and, later, as a teacher at the Ecole Normale -- he remained rooted in Kabyle culture. Translator(s): McNair, Lucy. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 249.
Like the autobiographical hero of this, his classic first novel, Mouloud Feraoun grew up in the rugged Kabyle region of French-controlled Algeria, where the prospects for most Muslim Berber men were limited to shepherding or emigrating to France for factory work. While Feraoun escaped such a fate by excelling in the colonial school system -- as a student and, later, as a teacher at the Ecole Normale -- he remained firmly rooted in Kabyle culture. This dual perspective only enhanced his view, often brutally, of the ravages on his country by poverty, colonial rule, and a world war that descended ... Read more
Like the autobiographical hero of this, his classic first novel, Mouloud Feraoun grew up in the rugged Kabyle region of French-controlled Algeria, where the prospects for most Muslim Berber men were limited to shepherding or emigrating to France for factory work. While Feraoun escaped such a fate by excelling in the colonial school system -- as a student and, later, as a teacher at the Ecole Normale -- he remained firmly rooted in Kabyle culture. This dual perspective only enhanced his view, often brutally, of the ravages on his country by poverty, colonial rule, and a world war that descended ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Weight
248g
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Charlottesville, United States
ISBN
9780813923260
SKU
V9780813923260
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About Mouloud Feraoun
A tireless author and educator, Mouloud Feraoun (1913-62) was assassinated by a French terrorist group only three days before the cease-fire that marked the beginning of Algerian independence. His Journal, 1955-1962: Reflections on the French-Algerian War was published posthumously to great acclaim. James D. Le Sueur is Associate Professor of History at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Lucy R. McNair is ... Read more
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