by Kaouther Adimi · POINTS · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782757899700
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«Au vent mauvais» is the historical novel by Kaouther Adimi, published by Points in paperback (264 pages, in French).
In a village in eastern Algeria in the 1920s, Leïla, Tarek and Saïd grow up together. Married against her will, Leïla decides to separate and return to her parents' home, defying conventions. Tarek and Saïd secretly love her, but life takes them down different paths until war and the struggle for independence bring them together again.
The work received the Prix du roman des étudiants France Culture-Télérama and the Prix Montluc Résistance et liberté. Originally published in 2022, this paperback edition came out in 2023.
For readers of literary fiction set in twentieth-century Algeria, with female characters who question the conventions of their time.
Kaouther Adimi is a writer, graduate in modern literature and human resources management. She works today in Paris, where she has lived since 2009.
