Algeria Is Beautiful Like America by Olivia Burton

Algeria Is Beautiful Like America by Olivia Burton

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Algeria Is Beautiful Like America by Olivia Burton

Olivia had always heard stories about Algeria from her maternal grandmother, a Black Foot (a "Pied-Noir," the French term for Christian and Jewish settlers of French Algeria who emigrated to France after the Algerian War of Independence). After her grandmother's death, Olivia found some of her grandmother's journals and letters describing her homeland. Now, ten years later, she resolves to travel to Algeria and experience the country for herself; she arrives alone, with her grandmother's postcards and letters in tow, and a single phone number in her pocket of an Algerian, Djaffar, who will act as her guide. Olivia's quest to understand her origins will bring her to face questions about heritage, history, shame, friendship, memory, nostalgia, fantasy, the nature of exile, and our unending quest to understand who we are and where we come from.
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ISBN 13 9781941302569
ISBN 10 1941302564
Title Algeria Is Beautiful Like America
Author Olivia Burton
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Oni Press,US
Year published 2018-04-24
Number of pages 176
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.