Mon nom est Salma
By Fadia Faqir
2007
First Published
300
Number of Pages
Salma a trente ans. Ses longs cheveux noirs et friss se dposent partout, et a dplat sa logeuse, sujet alcoolique de Sa Trs Gracieuse Majest. Sa peau olivtre et sa syntaxe bancale la condamnent au salaire minimum chez un tailleur bougon. Il y a des jours o Salma voudrait tre Sally, une rose anglaise avec un lgant accent et un poney. Mais d'autres o Salma la Bdouine, dracine, blesse, ignorante, prfrerait courir pieds nus sur les collines arides. Tiraille entre deux cultures, coupe des siens, courbe sous le poids de sa culpabilit, elle maintient, tant qu'elle peut, la tte haute. Mais quel prix
Author
Fadia Faqir
Author · 7 books
Fadia Faqir (b. 1956) is a British Arab writer based in Durham, UK. Her work was translated into fifteen languages and published in eighteen countries. She is a Writing Fellow at St Aidan's College, Durham University, where she teaches creative writing. Faqir’s work is written entirely in English and is the subject of much ongoing academic research and discussion, particularly for its ‘translation’ of aspects of Arab culture. It is recognised for its stylistic invention and its incorporation of issues to do with Third World women’s lives, migration, and cultural in-betweeness
