Les Raisins de la galère
1996
First Published
3.18
Average Rating
110
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Taking its title from Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath, Tahar Ben Jalloun's short novel addresses issues of racism and post colonial urban ethnic oppression in a powerful and poetic fashion. The story of a young Algerian girl living with her family in the suburbs of Paris, this novel recounts how her family's house is razed by local administrators motivated by jealousy, greed, and racism. Nadia's rage finds its release in her political action and activism, which, in turn, leads to powerful family tensions from the results of cultural and gender roles.
Avg Rating
3.18
Number of Ratings
289
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Author
Tahar Ben Jelloun
Author · 41 books
الطاهر بن جلون Tahar Ben Jelloun (Arabic: الطاهر بن جلون) is a Moroccan writer. The entirety of his work is written in French, although his first language is Arabic. He became known for his 1985 novel L’Enfant de Sable (The Sand Child). Today he lives in Paris and continues to write. He has been short-listed for the Nobel Prize in Literature.
