In the Name of God
Very timely since September 11!!: Every so often Americans seem to get a brief shocking glimpse of the homicidal fundamentalist Islamic (in name) bloodlust that suddenly falls upon the rural towns of Algeria, devastating their inhabitants. This novel [... more]
$12.95
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The Sirens of Baghdad
"A Thousand Times More Awesome Than the Attacks of September 11": Yasmin Khadra (a female pseudonym for Mohammed Moulessehoul) in his novel THE SIRENS OF BAGHDAD takes the reader inside the head of a young unnamed first-person narrator who has [... more]
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The Swallows of Kabul
A powerful novel: Set in Kabul under the rule of the Taliban regime, this impressive novel takes us into the lives of two couples: Mohsen Ramat, who comes from a family of wealthy shopkeepers whom the Taliban has destroyed; Zunaira, his beautiful wife, [... more]
$13.95
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The Sirens of Baghdad
"A Thousand Times More Awesome Than the Attacks of September 11": Yasmin Khadra (a female pseudonym for Mohammed Moulessehoul) in his novel THE SIRENS OF BAGHDAD takes the reader inside the head of a young unnamed first-person narrator who has [... more]
$13.95
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Double Blank: An Inspector Llob Mystery (Toby Crime)
Stock Crime Slump: Drugs, lies, murders, and hunt for the culprit at the root-a typical crime story everyone has been watching for decades. This time Yasmina Khadra sets the scene in Algeria with his (or her, if you would) political thriller Double Blank [... more]
$12.95
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The Swallows of Kabul: A Novel
A powerful novel: Set in Kabul under the rule of the Taliban regime, this impressive novel takes us into the lives of two couples: Mohsen Ramat, who comes from a family of wealthy shopkeepers whom the Taliban has destroyed; Zunaira, his beautiful wife, [... more]
$18.95
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Morituri (Toby Crime)
Extremely Well Done: Khandra's books are simple with multiple levels of perception. More importantly, they are masterfully wordsmithed (the over-used term is well earned in this case). These are the kind of books that haunt you for years as they become [... more]
$12.95
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The Attack [UNABRIDGED]
The Anguish...: An Algerian friend gently suggested that I update my list of Algerian writers, from Camus and Roy, to an "Algerian du socle," to turn Le Pen's formulation on its head, and proposed this book by Khadra. And what a wonderful [... more]
$25.95
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Autumn of the Phantoms
An excellent addition to all mystery buff reading lists: Autumn Of The Phantoms by Yasmina Khadra is the enthralling tale of an Algerian policeman-turned-detective and writer who, as a result of his latest book, losses his well established job. Main [... more]
$12.95
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The Attack: Library Edition
The Anguish...: An Algerian friend gently suggested that I update my list of Algerian writers, from Camus and Roy, to an "Algerian du socle," to turn Le Pen's formulation on its head, and proposed this book by Khadra. And what a wonderful [... more]
$29.95
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The Attack
The Anguish...: An Algerian friend gently suggested that I update my list of Algerian writers, from Camus and Roy, to an "Algerian du socle," to turn Le Pen's formulation on its head, and proposed this book by Khadra. And what a wonderful [... more]
$13.95
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The Attack
The Anguish...: An Algerian friend gently suggested that I update my list of Algerian writers, from Camus and Roy, to an "Algerian du socle," to turn Le Pen's formulation on its head, and proposed this book by Khadra. And what a wonderful [... more]
$9.95
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