A writer who can understand man wherever he is.--The New York Times "Khadra's prose is gentle and precise."--The New Yorker As a child living in a ghetto, Turambo dreamt of a better future. When his family find a home in the city anything seems possible. Through a succession of menial jobs, the constants for Turambo are rage at the injustice surrounding him, and a reliable left hook. A boxing apprenticeship offers Turambo a choice. Yasmina Khadra is the pen name of the Algerian author Mohammed Moulessehoul. He is the author of more than twenty novels, including The Swallows of Kabul.
- | Author: Yasmina Khadra, Howard Curtis
- | Publisher: Gallic Books
- | Publication Date: Aug 02, 2016
- | Number of Pages: 272 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 1908313919
- | ISBN-13: 9781908313911
- Author:
- Yasmina Khadra, Howard Curtis
- Publisher:
- Gallic Books
- Publication Date:
- Aug 02, 2016
- Number of pages:
- 272 pages
- Language:
- English
- Binding:
- Paperback
- ISBN-10:
- 1908313919
- ISBN-13:
- 9781908313911