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The Angels Die

Yasmina Khadra author Howard Curtis translator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Gallic Books

Published:18th Aug '16

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The Angels Die cover

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Boxing offers one boy hope in cruel between-the-wars Algeria - but will it help him win the woman he loves?"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."

'Khadra's prose is gentle and precise' The New Yorker 

'The Angels Die is a must read for readers of international fiction, whether historical or contemporary' New York Journal of Book

'A skilled storyteller working at the height of his powers' Times Literary Supplement

'World-class' Rosie Goldsmith, The Independent  

ISBN: 9781908313911

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 269g

272 pages