The Tongue's Blood Does Not Run Dry: Algerian Stories

The Tongue's Blood Does Not Run Dry: Algerian Stories

What happens when catastrophe becomes an everyday occurrence? Each of the seven stories in Assia Djebarâ‚¬s The Tongueâ‚¬s Blood Does Not Run Dry reaches into the void where normal and impossible realities coexist. All the stories were written in 1995 and 1996â‚¬"a time when, by official accounts, some two hundred thousand Algerians were killed in Islamist assassinations and government army reprisals. Each story grew from a real conversation on the streets of Paris between the author and fellow Algerians about what was happening in their native land.
Contemporary events are joined on the page by classical themes in Arab literature, whether in the form of Berber texts sung by the women of the Mzab or the tales from The Book of One Thousand and One Nights. The Tongueâ‚¬s Blood Does Not Run Dry beautifully explores the conflicting realities of the role of women in the Arab world. With renowned and unparalleled skill, Assia Djebar gives voice to her longing for a world she has put behind her.
Country USA
Brand Seven Stories Press
Manufacturer Seven Stories Press
Binding Paperback
Color Black
ReleaseDate 2010-01-05
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781583227879

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