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Rue Darwin

by Boualem Sansal
language: spanish
Publisher: ALIANZA, February of 2013 ‧
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Al morir su madre, Yazid reúne en París a todos los hermanos, que viven en la diáspora desde hace años con carreras brillantes, menos al pequeño que se ha unido a los talibanes. Se da cuenta de que nada los une, lo que le lleva a regresar a la calle Darwin de Argel, un lugar donde cohabitaron judíos, musulmanes y cristianos, kabiles y francesesà, de los que ya no queda nadie. Necesita recomponer su pasado, saber quién es realmente, la verdad de un origen que se le negó y ocultó, de una vida de olvidos, omisiones y mentiras. Su búsqueda le permitirá poner en orden los meandros de su memoria que va de una infancia marcada por la violencia de la guerra de independencia a la madurez salpicada por la del integrismo islámico, pasando por las desilusiones y desencantos entre una y otra. Rue Darwin es la obra más personal de Boualem Sansal. Al compás que nos descubre una historia desgarradora con una notable carga autobiográfica, nos habla entre la ternura, el humor y la sátira de los elementos que la envuelven como son la corrupción, la pobreza, el tedio, la falta de futuro y la tristeza creciente, en un retrato colorido de su tierra natal a la que tanto ama como le desespera.

Rue Darwin

by Boualem Sansal

Property Description
ISBN: 9788420675121
Publisher: ALIANZA
Release Date: February of 2013
Language: Spanish
Cover: Softcover
Pages: 264
Format: Book
Collection: Ensayos
Categories: Books in Spanish > Fiction > Essays
EAN: 9788420675121

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Boualem Sansal

Boualem Sansal was born in 1949 in Algeria. He holds degrees in Engineering and a doctorate in Economics. His books have been acclaimed in the Francophone world, but also worldwide. Sansal, a novelist and essayist, has been awarded the following literary prizes, among others: Prize Michel Dard, Award RTL-LireFrancophonie Prize, Prize Louis-GuillouxPeace Prize of the German Booksellers Association – Frankfurt Book Fair, Prize Édouard-Glissant, Grand Prize for Arabic Fiction, Grand Prize for Fiction of Société des Gens de Lettres, Grand Prix de la Francophonie of the French Academy, Grand Prix du Roman of French Renaissance.
Sansal recently acquired French nationality, although his connection to his native Algeria has always remained unwavering. On November 16, 2024, he was arrested upon arrival at Algiers airport, which was followed by a five-year prison sentence for conspiracy against national unity. Boualem Sansal, 75, a critic of the Algerian regime, has been detained ever since, despite numerous appeals from international figures for his release.

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