The Lovers of Algeria by Anouar Benmalek

The Lovers of Algeria

Anouar Benmalek

The lives of Anna, the Swiss refugee, Nassreddine, the Algerian and Jallal, the street boy interweave in a country which has been torn apart between violent factions for the last fifty years. Romantic, wry, always gruelling, often horrific, and a sobering reminder never to take peace and freedom for granted.

Extract
The woman wanders the streets of this large East Algerian market town, anonymous. She is dirty, barefoot, clothed in rags. A black scarf covers her hair. She finds a fountain and washes her feet and hands, but not her face. It is her best protection: who would suspect a European tourist beneath this beggar's guise?
Parallels
  • The Stranger by Albert Camus
  • Eleni by Nicholas Gage
  • The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
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Violence
Explicit sexual content