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ISBN-10: 081394029X
ISBN-13: 9780813940298
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Publish Date: 09/19/2018
Dimensions: 8.50" L, 5.50" W, 0.45" H

Do You Hear in the Mountains… and Other Stories

Translator: Erin Lamm
Afterword by: Alison Rice

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Overview

This new translation brings together two of Algerian author Maïssa Bey’s important works for the first time in English. “Do You Hear in the Mountains…” is a compelling piece of autofiction in which three destinies meet dramatically on a train moving through France. We meet an Algerian refugee, whom we recognize as Bey herself. She has escaped the civil war and cannot forget her father’s commitment to independence nor his death under the torture of the French soldiers. Sitting near her is a retired doctor whose military service in Algeria coincidentally took him to the same area at the time of that tragedy. Their neighbor is a girl who would like to understand this past that is so painful to discuss. The eleven diverse tales that follow, presented under the title “Under the Jasmin, at Night,” exemplify some of Bey’s recurring themes–the Franco-Algerian colonial legacy and the feminine condition. Together, these works provide an unforgettable picture of a turbulent history that reaches across generations and continents.

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Maïssa Bey is widely recognized as one of the most important contemporary Algerian women writers. Her works are often cited alongside those of Assia Djebar, Leïla Sebbar, and Malika Mokeddem as feminist voices speaking out against various forms of oppression imposed upon women of Algerian origin. As the newest voice in this group of writers, Bey deserves equal consideration and exposure to English-speaking audiences –Anne Carlson, Spelman College

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Details

ISBN-10: 081394029X
ISBN-13: 9780813940298
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Publish Date: 09/19/2018
Dimensions: 8.50" L, 5.50" W, 0.45" H
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