The Bridges of Constantine is a poignant fresco of Algeria over the last 50 years, a searing love story and a hymn to a lost city. Khaled, a former revolutionary in the Algerian war of liberation has been in self-exile in Paris for two decades, disgusted by the corruption that now riddles the country he once fought for. He has become a celebrated painter, and at the opening of one of his exhibitions, Hayat, the daughter of his old revolutionary commander, unexpectedly reenters Khaled's life. Hayat had been just a child when he last saw her, but she has now become a seductive young novelist. Khaled is consumed with passion for her, and she comes to embody the homeland and the city he still grieves for - the city he paints over and over again in his canvases. Through Hayat, his past is breathed back into life and he at last begins to confront his feelings about Algeria. But for Hayat, as elusive as she is tender, the question of what one should yearn for is not so simple, and the choices she makes will have devastating consequences for them both. The first novel in an award-winning, bestselling trilogy that spans Algeria's tumultuous recent history, The Bridges of Constantine is a lyrical and heartrending love story about loss and remembrance, exile and belonging.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN-13
9781408846407
eBay Product ID (ePID)
191283402
Product Key Features
Book Title
The Bridges of Constantine
Author
Ahlem Mosteghanemi
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Books
Publication Year
2013
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
234mm
Item Width
153mm
Item Weight
610g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Ahlem Mosteghanemi
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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