What the Day Owes the Night by Yasmina Khadra
'If a woman loves you, Younes, if she truly loves you, and if you have the wisdom to appreciate this great privilege, then there is no god to touch you.' As a young man Younes' life is irrevocably changed when he leaves his broken home for the vibrant, colourful and affluent European district of Rio Salado.
This tale of family, love and war unfolds in Algeria before and during the armed revolt that led to independenceCaught between two worlds, its hero, Younes, is a sympathetic witness to the doctrines that divide people, and to the passions that may reunite them. * Independent *
A book in which you may lose yourself in reading and find yourself when you put it aside; an enriching work. [What the Day Owes the Night] is first the story of a narrator's youth and education in the ways of the world. Then it is a love story and a war story, which leads to the conclusion that a reader who has surrendered to the novel will hope for. It is very well done indeed, sympathetic and humane. The narrative is compelling and there is a rich cast of well observed, or remembered, characters, all of who are treated fairly and generously...[Khadra] brings landscape, a society, individual characters to compelling life. He explores difficult moral questions with sensibility and intelligence. He presents life as it is, and hints at what it might be. He writes with understanding and affection. -- Allan Massie * The Scotsman *
the novel...includes brilliant descriptions of the city's slums and the beauties of the countryside. -- Christopher Butler * TLS *
A book in which you may lose yourself in reading and find yourself when you put it aside; an enriching work. [What the Day Owes the Night] is first the story of a narrator's youth and education in the ways of the world. Then it is a love story and a war story, which leads to the conclusion that a reader who has surrendered to the novel will hope for. It is very well done indeed, sympathetic and humane. The narrative is compelling and there is a rich cast of well observed, or remembered, characters, all of who are treated fairly and generously...[Khadra] brings landscape, a society, individual characters to compelling life. He explores difficult moral questions with sensibility and intelligence. He presents life as it is, and hints at what it might be. He writes with understanding and affection. -- Allan Massie * The Scotsman *
the novel...includes brilliant descriptions of the city's slums and the beauties of the countryside. -- Christopher Butler * TLS *
Yasmina Khadra is the nom de plume of the Algerian army officer, Mohammed Moulessehoul, who took a female pseudonym to avoid submitting his manuscripts for approval by the army. He is the author of four other books published in English, including the acclaimed bestseller Swallows of Kabul. He lives in France.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780434019939 |
| ISBN 10 | 0434019933 |
| Title | What the Day Owes the Night |
| Author | Yasmina Khadra |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Cornerstone |
| Year published | 2010-05-27 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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