Child From the Hollow Tree
Publisher
:
Gallimard
Parution date
:
2000
EAN
:
9782070759286
Description
In a prison in Algeria, two death-row inmates, one French, the other Algerian, are having a conversation. We learn that the Frenchman had returned to Algeria illegally in search of his mother, who abandoned him at birth. The Algerian was involved in the atrocities committed by Islamic extremists. As they reflect on life in Algeria, an international human rights commission is preparing an investigation of the prison. With ferocious humor, Sansal delivers a satirical and profound examination of modern-day Algeria which is far from cliché. L’enfant fou de l’arbre creux has been nominated for the 2000 Prix Médicis.
Author
Boualem Sansal : Boualem Sansal is a high-ranking official in Algeria. He is the author of Le serment des Barbares (Gallimard, 1999).
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