The fertility of evil : a novel / Amara Lakhous ; translated from the Arabic by Alexander E. Elinson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lakhous, Amara, 1970- author.

Contributor:

Elinson, Alexander E., translator.

Standardized Title:

Tair al-lail. English http://id.loc.gov/resources/hubs/e76dabec-c2d8-4eb5-c7cb-c1adbbc41de2

Language:

Arabic

English

Subjects (All):

Interpersonal relations--Algeria--Oran--Fiction.

Interpersonal relations.

Murder--Investigation--Algeria--Fiction.

Murder.

Oran (Algeria)--Fiction.

Oran (Algeria).

Genre:

Thrillers (Fiction)

Novels.

Fiction.

Physical Description:

xii, 259 pages ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Other Press LLC, [2026]

Language Note:

In English, translated from Arabic.

Summary:

"A criminal investigation plumbs the seedy underbelly of Oran in this heady psychological thriller spanning the history of postcolonial Algeria. Oran, July 5, 2018. Algerian Independence Day. Colonel Soltani of the anti-terrorist unit reluctantly gives up his holiday after his superior officer tracks him down at his mistress's house. A former National Liberation Front fighter and Algerian power broker has been found, his throat slit and face mutilated. Set in a post-independence era marred by corruption, this dark, captivating novel unfolds in contrasting landscapes of dilapidated historic quarters and opulent new districts, revealing Algeria's struggle against deceit and betrayal"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Translation of: Ṭayr al-layl.

"Originally published as Tair al-lail in 2019 by Manshurat Al-Mutawassit"--Title page verso.

Other Format:

Online version Lakhous, Amara, 1970- Fertility of evil

ISBN:

9781635425833

1635425832

OCLC:

1520467794

Publisher Number:

90104394365