Título: A Tunisian Tale: A Novel
Autor: Hassouna Mosbahi
Sinopse: An unconventional novel that explores the darker side of modern Tunisian society After ne’er-do-wells spread rumors about a widowed mother’s weak moral character among the people of a slum on the outskirts of Tunis that festers with migrants who have come to the metropolis from the heartland in search of a better life, her twenty-year-old son takebe matters into his own hands and commits an unspeakable crime. An imaginative and disturbing novel told from the alternating viewpoints of this unrepentant sociopath, as he sits and fumes on death row but willingly guides us through his juvenile exploits and twisted memories, and his murdered mother, who calmly gives an account of her interrupted life from beyond the grave. introduces the narrative talents of Hassouna Mosbahi to an English-language audience for the first time, as he confronts both taboos of Tunisian society and the boundaries of conventional storytelling.
Contexto da obra
Quando a classificação é mais ampla, o contexto do livro costuma depender ainda mais de autoria, tema e edição. “A Tunisian Tale: A Novel”, de Hassouna Mosbahi, publicado pela editora The American University in Cairo Pres, em 2016 e com 152 páginas, integra a categoria Livros Variados. Por isso, autoria, edição e tema acabam tendo ainda mais peso na forma de apresentar o livro.
Editora: The American University in Cairo Pres
Páginas: 152
Ano: 2016
Edição:
Linguagem: inglês
ISBN: 9774167414
ISBN13: 9789774167416