A warm and humorous novel about working-class Algerian women in France as they reconcile their inherited trauma of migration with forging a future on their terms by an internationally bestselling and award-winning author.
Faïza Guène Book order
June 7, 1985
Faïza Guène is a French writer and director whose works often explore the lives of young people from immigrant communities. Her writing is characterized by a vibrant and authentic voice that captures the nuances of everyday life and cultural identity. Guène delves into themes of self-discovery, generational differences, and cultural encounters with a keen eye for detail and empathy. Her style is fresh and accessible, allowing readers to deeply connect with her characters and their journeys.
- 2022
- 2021
Men Don't Cry
- 216 pages
- 8 hours of reading
Mourad is strangely torn between a desire for freedom and the fear of his worst nightmare: that of becoming an overweight bachelor with salt and pepper hair.
- 2017
Bar Balto
- 160 pages
- 6 hours of reading
Joel, aka 'The Rink' (because his bald patch is shiny enough to skate on), the unpopular owner of the only bar in town has been murdered. Tani's mother, Madame Levi; As the tension mounts and we're still none the wiser, the ending is as tragic as it is unexpected.
- 2009
Dreams from the Endz
- 224 pages
- 8 hours of reading
Her father, The Boss, is permanently disabled after an accident on a building site, her sixteen-year-old brother, Foued, has been permanently excluded from school and seems intent on joining the drug-dealers who share their estate, while she is left to deal with the guilt trips from their family back in Algeria.
- 2006
Just Like Tomorrow
- 192 pages
- 7 hours of reading
Fifteen-year-old Doria isn't in a good place. Still, it could be worse: Doria could be like Samra, the girl in the flat above, whose father doesn't let her out, or Youssef who has been banged up for a year for dealing in drugs and stolen cars.