"A writer who can understand man wherever he is." "The New York Times"Khadra's prose is gentle and precise." "The New Yorker"As a child living in a ghetto, Turambo dreamt of a better future. When his family find a home in the city anything seems possible. Through a succession of menial jobs, the constants for Turambo are rage at the injustice surrounding him, and a reliable left hook. A boxing apprenticeship offers Turambo a choice.Yasmina Khadra is the pen name of the Algerian author Mohammed Moulessehoul. He is the author of more than twenty novels, including "The Swallows of Kabul."
ISBN: | 9781908313911 |
Publication date: | 18th August 2016 |
Author: | Yasmina Khadra |
Publisher: | Gallic Books |
Format: | Paperback |
Pagination: | 272 pages |
Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction |