Fiction in translation

Ren.ư̐ee is the concierge of a grand Parisian apartment building, home to members of the great and the good. But beneath this fa.ư̐cade lies the real Ren.ư̐ee: passionate about culture and the arts, and more knowledgeable in many ways than her employers with their outwardly successful but emotion...

Intent on leaving Morocco one way or another, a young man agrees to become the lover of a Spanish man in order to gain a visa. Shame and disgust at his own helplessness soon overcome Azel, and he begins to wonder if the reality of life in Europe will live up to his dreams.

Bahaa Taher presents multi-layered variations on the themes of exile, disillusionment, failed dreams, and the redemptive power of love.

Three friends share a dream, to escape to Canada, away from the crushing boredom of provincial Germany. In Canada they can live free, rent a house on the lake, go fishing, but such dreams cost money, and so they decide to plan a great bank robbery.