by Najat El Hachmi · labutxaca · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9788416600748
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«La filla estrangera» is the contemporary novel by Najat El Hachmi, published by labutxaca in paperback (224 pages, in Catalan).
A young woman born in Morocco and raised in a town in inland Catalonia finishes high school and must choose between the arranged marriage her mother proposes or moving to Barcelona. In the form of a monologue, the novel explores the relationship with the mother, language as a symbol of the conflict of identities, and the contradictions of growing up in immigration.
Winner of the BBVA Sant Joan Prize and the Barcelona City Prize in 2015. Catalan edition published by labutxaca in 2019.
For readers of contemporary fiction interested in immigration, identity, and family ties.
Najat El Hachmi is a Moroccan-Spanish writer based in Catalonia. She holds a degree in Arabic Studies from the University of Barcelona. She is the author of a personal essay on her bicultural identity, and three previous novels, the first of which earned her the 2008 Ramon Llull Prize, the 2009 Prix Ulysse, and was a finalist for the 2009 Prix Méditerranée Étranger.
