Attacking earth and sun / Mathieu Belezi ; translated from the French by Lara Vergnaud.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Belezi, Mathieu, Author.

Contributor:

Vergnaud, Lara, translator.

Standardized Title:

Attaquer la terre et le soleil. English http://id.loc.gov/resources/hubs/cdbb415a-3d3c-fbb5-a663-1d77e1fa64d1

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Algeria--History--1830-1962--Fiction.

Algeria.

Military occupation--Fiction.

Military occupation.

Genre:

Historical fiction.

Novels.

Physical Description:

132 pages ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Other Press, [2025]

Language Note:

In English; translated from the French.

Summary:

"This searing historical novel immerses us in the brutal early days of the nineteenth-century French colonization of Algeria. In search of a prosperous life, Séraphine and her family brave the dangerous journey to France's newly conquered Algerian territory, along with five hundred likeminded citizens. But the realities of the colony soon give the lie to the French government's promises: inadequate shelter, hostile weather, sickness, and a native population whose anger and desperation threaten to boil over into violence. As the settlers gradually, painfully establish a community and a church in this foreign land, the French army wreaks devastation on the Algerian people and their villages. Through the eyes of a soldier-constantly reminded by his captain, "You're no angels!"-we witness the shocking cruelty with which they attempt to quell resistance. With chiseled, haunting prose reminiscent of Faulkner, Mathieu Belezi condenses years of historical research into a powerfully human account. Far from the pioneer dream sold by Western powers, Attacking Earth and Sun vividly exposes the hell that was colonization"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Originally published in 2022 as Attaquer la terre et le soleil by Le Tripode, Paris.

Other Format:

Online version Belezi, Mathieu Attacking earth and sun

ISBN:

9781635425154

1635425158

OCLC:

1484603834