Blue, white, green / Maïssa Bey ; translated from the French by Erin Twohig.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bey, Maïssa, author.

Contributor:

Twohig, Erin, translator.

Standardized Title:

Bleu, blanc, vert. English

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Algeria--History--1962-1990--Fiction.

Algeria.

Genre:

Novels.

Historical fiction.

Physical Description:

xvi, 263 pages ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : Georgetown University Press, [2026]

Summary:

"The novel opens in the first days of Algerian independence when Ali struggles to understand why he is required to learn Arabic in school instead of French. The changes around him--violent coups, war with neighboring states, a new set of values, a chance to study his own language and culture, and an invitation to help shape history--are both baffling and exciting. Equally thrilling and confusing is his growing love for his classmate, Lilas. Lilas celebrates her newfound chance to go to school, to participate in politics, and to choose who she marries. Yet her impending roles as wife to Ali and mother to their child force her to confront how tradition continues to hold fast. Alternating between Lilas's and Ali's voices and beautifully translated by Erin Twohig, Maïssa Bey deftly takes the reader through a journey of independence, both political and personal, across three decades. A sense of fragile hope and impending disaster loom, with the government cancelling Algeria's first free elections and civil war on the horizon. Will Ali and Lilas's newfound independence, and that of their country, survive the turmoil?"-- Provided by publisher.

Other Format:

Online version: Bey, Maïssa. Blue, white, green

ISBN:

9781647127022

1647127025

OCLC:

1522762012