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Arabic as a Secret Song (CARAF Books: Caribbean and African Literature translated from the French)
Leïla Sebbar
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Description for Arabic as a Secret Song (CARAF Books: Caribbean and African Literature translated from the French)
Paperback. Translator(s): Artes, Skyler. Series: CARAF Books: Caribbean and African Literature Translated from French. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 136.
The celebrated and highly versatile writer Leïla Sebbar was born in French colonial Algeria but has lived nearly her entire adult life in France, where she is recognized as a major voice on the penetrating effects of colonialism in contemporary society. The dramatic contrast between her past and present is the subject of the nine autobiographical essays collected in this volume. Written between 1978 and 2006, they trace a journey that began in Aflou, Algeria, where her father ran a schoolhouse, and continued to France, where Sebbar traveled, alone, as a graduate student before eventually realizing her powerful creative vision.
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The celebrated and highly versatile writer Leïla Sebbar was born in French colonial Algeria but has lived nearly her entire adult life in France, where she is recognized as a major voice on the penetrating effects of colonialism in contemporary society. The dramatic contrast between her past and present is the subject of the nine autobiographical essays collected in this volume. Written between 1978 and 2006, they trace a journey that began in Aflou, Algeria, where her father ran a schoolhouse, and continued to France, where Sebbar traveled, alone, as a graduate student before eventually realizing her powerful creative vision.
... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
Series
CARAF Books: Caribbean and African Literature Translated from French
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Charlottesville, United States
ISBN
9780813937571
SKU
V9780813937571
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About Leïla Sebbar
Leïla Sebbar is a prolific author whose works include essays, short fiction, plays, and film scripts, as well as the novels The Seine Was Red: Paris, October 1961; Silence on the Shores; and Shérazade, Missing: Age 17, dark curly hair, green eyes, among others. Born in Algeria, she lives and teaches in Paris, France. Skyler Artes works as ... Read more
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