A Bookshop in Algiers

Author: Kaouther Adimi Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 160 'A beautiful little novel about books, history, ambition and the importance of literature.' - Nick Hornby 'Truly potent ... Adimi confronts us with episodes that are simply never spoken of in France' - The New York Times Book Review In 1936, a young dreamer named Edmond Charlot opened a modest bookshop in Algiers. Once the heart of Algerian cultural life, where Camus launched his first book and the Free French printed...Read more