A Bookshop in Algiers

by Kaouther Adimi

Rating: 4 (8 votes)

Tags: Set in Algeria Female author

A Bookshop in Algiers

Description:
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 propaganda during the war, Charlot's beloved bookshop has been closed for decades, living on as a government lending library. Now it is to be shuttered forever. But as a young man named Ryad empties it of its books, he begins to understand that a bookshop can be much more than just a shop that sells books. A Bookshop in Algiers charts the changing fortunes of Charlot's bookshop through the political drama of Algeria's turbulent twentieth century of war, revolution and independence. It is a moving celebration of books, bookshops and of those who dare to dream.

Reviews:

Read Around The World Challenge user profile avatar for Janine
(2 months ago)
02 Aug, 2024
A great book set in three different time settings and charting the changing fortunes of Charlot’s bookshop through the Second World War, the Algerian revolution and the continuing political turbulence that came with independence. It is a celebration of books, bookshops and the struggle of those who dare to dream.

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