Award winning author Yasmina Khadra gives us a stunning panorama of life in Algeria between the two world wars.
'A writer who can understand man wherever he is' The New York Times
Even as a child living hand-to-mouth in a ghetto, Turambo dreamt of a better future. So when his family find a decent home in the city of Oran anything seems possible. But colonial Algeria is no place to be ambitious for those of Arab-Berber ethnicity. Through a succession of menial jobs, the constants for Turambo are his rage at the injustice surrounding him, and a reliable left hook. This last opens the door to a boxing apprenticeship, which will ultimately offer Turambo a choice: to take his chance at sporting greatness or choose a simpler life beside the woman he loves.
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'A writer who can understand man wherever he is' The New York Times
Even as a child living hand-to-mouth in a ghetto, Turambo dreamt of a better future. So when his family find a decent home in the city of Oran anything seems possible. But colonial Algeria is no place to be ambitious for those of Arab-Berber ethnicity. Through a succession of menial jobs, the constants for Turambo are his rage at the injustice surrounding him, and a reliable left hook. This last opens the door to a boxing apprenticeship, which will ultimately offer Turambo a choice: to take his chance at sporting greatness or choose a simpler life beside the woman he loves.
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'Khadra's prose is gentle and precise' The New Yorker
'The Angels Die is a must read for readers of international fiction, whether historical or contemporary' New York Journal of Book
'A skilled storyteller working at the height of his powers' Times Literary Supplement
'World-class' Rosie Goldsmith, The Independent
'The Angels Die is a must read for readers of international fiction, whether historical or contemporary' New York Journal of Book
'A skilled storyteller working at the height of his powers' Times Literary Supplement
'World-class' Rosie Goldsmith, The Independent