A Bookshop in Algiers
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Set in Algeria
Female author
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.
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(4 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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(2 weeks ago) |
06 Dec, 2024
Lovely fictionalised account of the life of Edmond Charlot, an Algerian bookseller and publisher. Charlot was the first to publish Camus and was a leading light in the French publishing world all through Algerias difficult path to independence. It's a part of history that I know little about, so it was great to learn more about it through the lens of publishing and booksellers.
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Country:
Algeria
Algeria
Language:
EN
Genre:
Cultural Historical fiction
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