Harraga
Sansal, Boualem2015
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In a crumbling colonial mansion in the old quarter of Algiers, Lamia lives a life of isolation, communing only with her ghosts by night, working as a paediatrician by day. Her family are dead, but for her beloved brother Sofiane. But Lamia's tranquil existence is turned upside-down when a young stranger knocks on her door in the middle of the night. Only because she has been sent by Sofiane, Lamia takes the girl in.
Main title:
Harraga / Boualem Sansal ; translated from the French by Frank Wynne.
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Imprint:
London : Bloomsbury, 2015.London : Bloomsbury, 2015.
Collation:
276 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2014.
Awards:
2014 English PEN award
ISBN:
9781408843994 (pbk)
Language:
EnglishFrench
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BRN:
1462184