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Do You Hear in the Mountains... and Other Stories Maissa Bey

Do You Hear in the Mountains... and Other Stories By Maissa Bey

Do You Hear in the Mountains... and Other Stories by Maissa Bey


Summary

This new translation brings together two of Algerian author Ma'ssa Bey's important works for the first time in English. Do You Hear in the Mountains... is a compelling piece of autofiction in which three destinies meet dramatically on a train moving through France. The eleven diverse tales that follow exemplify some of Bey's recurring themes.

Do You Hear in the Mountains... and Other Stories Summary

Do You Hear in the Mountains... and Other Stories by Maissa Bey

This new translation brings together two of Algerian author Maissa Bey's important works for the first time in English. Do You Hear in the Mountains... is a compelling piece of autofiction in which three destinies meet dramatically on a train moving through France. We meet an Algerian refugee, whom recognize as Bey herself. She has escaped the civil war and cannot forget her father's commitment to independence nor his death under the torture of the French soldiers. Sitting near her is a retired doctor whose military service in Algeria coincidentally took him to the same area at the time of that tragedy. Their neighbor is a girl who would like to understand this past that is so painful to discuss. The eleven diverse tales that follow, presented under the title Under the Jasmin, at Night, exemplify some of Bey's recurring themes-the Franco-Algerian colonial legacy and the feminine condition. Together, these works provide an unforgettable picture of a turbulent history that reaches across generations and continents.

About Maissa Bey

Maissa Bey is a novelist, writer of short stories, poet, and essayist whose many honors include the Grand Prix de la Nouvelle de la Societe des Gens de Lettres and the Prix Marguerite-Audoux. Her novel Above All Don't Look Back (Virginia) won the Prix Cybele. Erin Lamm has taught at Boston University, Emmanuel College, and Suffolk University.

Alison Rice is Associate Professor of French at the University of Notre Dame.

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GOR013211535
9780813940298
081394029X
Do You Hear in the Mountains... and Other Stories by Maissa Bey
Used - Very Good
Paperback
University of Virginia Press
20180730
176
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