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Discretion Faiza Guene

Discretion By Faiza Guene

Discretion by Faiza Guene


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Summary

This funny and disarming novel touchingly evokes the realities of an Algerian family carving out a future for themselves in France.

Discretion Summary

Discretion by Faiza Guene

When Yamina left Algeria behind, along with the remains of her beloved fig tree, she hoped she would be creating a better life for her beloved family. At the very least, an easier one. But Yamina's children aren't convinced. Off-kilter in a country that isn't entirely their own, they don't understand their mother's calm gratitude in the face of hardship. Omar wonders whether it's too late to change course as he watches the world pass him by from the driver's seat of his Uber. His sisters are tired of having to prove themselves - and their allegiance - to a place that is at once home and not. Together, the siblings must learn that resistance takes many forms as they set out to preserve the stories of their past.

Discretion Reviews

Best Summer Books of 2022 - Fiction in Translation-- Financial Times; 'Wonderful. A vivid, soulful novel. Guene's Paris is a place of grifting and grafting where young rebels rub up against calcified traditions. This is a writer at the height of her powers, addressing issues of migration and belonging with defiance, zest and humour.'-Bidisha; 'Faiza Guene iis an important voice in French literature, rebelliously dissecting ideas of home, identity and belonging with a universally accessible intimacy and power.'--Diana Evans; 'One of the hottest literary talents of multicultural Europe.'--Sunday Telegraph; 'Guene is too important a writer to dismiss ... she deserves to be heard.'-Independent;'It's not an exaggeration to suggest that Guene is doing for the people, especially the youth, of the banlieu what James Kelman and Agnes Owens have done for the deprived of Glasgow's housing schemes; that is, give a voice to those who have been excluded from literature ... a natural novelist, a young writer of real talent.' -Scotsman; 'This is a rich novel, full of insight into cultural tropes, racial prejudice, consumerism, shameful colonial history but also infused with sheer human warmth and humour. It is a tightrope walk that Faiza Guene carries off with grace.'--BookOxygen

About Faiza Guene

Faiza Guene is a French Algerian writer and director. Her literary debut Kiffe kiffe demain was and international bestseller and has been translated into more than 25 languages. Her other novels in English include Men Don't Cry.

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NGR9780863569760
9780863569760
0863569765
Discretion by Faiza Guene
New
Paperback
Saqi Books
2023-05-25
224
N/A
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