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Begag, Azouz

Azouz, der Junge vom Stadtrand

An Algerian childhood in Lyon

Translated from French by Regina Keil
© 1998 Baobab Series by Nagel & Kimche
216 pages
Ages 12 and up

Azouz lives with his family in a wooden shack on the outskirts of the city. His French classmates, however, live in large houses with running water and television. A childhood in France between two worlds.

Original edition: »Le gone du Chaâba« ©1986 by Editions du Seuil, Paris

out of print