Faiza Guene Men Don't Cry Paperback Book

WINNER OF THE 2023 SCOTT MONCRIEFF PRIZESHORTLISTED FOR THE 2022 WARWICK PRIZE FOR WOMEN IN TRANSLATIONIs it possible to make your own path in the world while upholding your family legacy? Thats the question at the heart of this tender and poignant comingofage story from the widelyacclaimed author of Kiffe Kiffe Tomorrow. Born in Nice to Algerian parents, Mourad is fuelled by the desire to forge his own destiny. His retired father spends his days fixing up things in the backyard his mother, bemoaning the loss of her natal village in North Africa. Mourad lives in fear of becoming an overweight bachelor with salt and pepper hair, living off his mothers cooking. When Mourads father has a stroke, he makes his son promise to reconcile things with his estranged sister Dounia, a staunch feminist and aspiring politician, who had always felt constrained living at home. Now living in the Paris suburbs himself, Mourad tracks down Dounia andbattles to span the gulf separating her and the rest of the family. | Faiza Guene Men Don't Cry Paperback Book