Author

Publication

2002-06-01 - Drawn and Quarterly

Language

English

Word Count

20,000 words, Guess

Page Count

80 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

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Classifications

  • LCCPQ2662.A747 R63 2002

Description

Set in colonial Algeria in the 1950s, two Arab brothers wander the narrow streets of the capital. Tearing the family apart with their loyalties and ambitions, one brother goes underground and joins the fight for his country's freedom from French rule. The other brother takes to the boxing ring and makes a career of fighting with his fists that will make him a European sensation.

First Sentence

1955... PHILIPPEVILLE (NOW CALLED SKIKDA), A SMALL TOWN IN EASTERN ALGERIA...

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