Books from Mauritania
3 popular mauritanian books
Travel the world without leaving your chair.
The target of the Read Around The World Challenge is to read at least one book written by an author from each and every country in the world.
All books that are listed here as part of the "Read Around Africa Challenge" were written by authors from Mauritania.
Find a great book for the next part of your reading journey around the world from this book list. The following popular books have been recommended so far.
1.
Estoy solo by Beyrouk ES
Country: Africa / Mauritania
Mauritania
Description:
Está encerrado, su vida corre peligro. Y piensa, narra. Narra sus pensamientos, sus miedos, sus tímidos deseos. Sus recuerdos, sus ideas, sus opiniones.
Trata de mantener la esperanza, de no flaquear; no es un hombre valiente, ni tampoco un hombre virtuoso, salvo con las palabras. Y espera.
La religiosidad y sencillez de su madre, criada en el nomadismo del Sahara; el antepasado, campeón de la Fe. Los celosos celadores de la Fe y el deber. El amor y el placer, el dinero, a veces tan escaso, y otras tan accesible y tentador.
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2.
Rabia est arrivée : chroniques du Trarza : récit by Aichetou FR
Country: Africa / Mauritania
Mauritania
Description:
La mère de Rabia, sa fille ou leurs autres compagnes avaient-elles été capturées, achetées ou volées? Dieu seul sait. Au cours des veillées, quand Rabia se faisait conteuse, jamais elle ne s'était hasardée à parler de ce passé-là, l'ayant enseveli dans un autre Moi, trop lointain et peut-être inconnu d'ailleurs d'elle-même. Comment avait-elle pu se trouver dans ce campement nomade, avec ces Bédouins?
3.
The Desert and the Drum by Mbarek Ould Beyrouk EN
Country: Africa / Mauritania
Mauritania
Description:
"The Desert and the Drum reveals a hidden Bedouin world and what happens when its values clash with those of contemporary urban life. It was awarded the Ahmadou-Kourouma Prize in 2016 and is the first novel from Mauritania to be translated into English. Everything changes for Rayhana when foreigners with strange machines arrive to mine for metal near her Bedouin camp. One of them is the enigmatic Yahya. Her association with him leads to Rayhana to abandon all that she has ever known and flee alone to the city. But when her tribe discover she has stolen their sacred drum, they pursue her to exa... continue