by Najat El Hachmi · Edicions 62 · tapa dura · ISBN 9788429774689
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«La filla estrangera» is the contemporary novel by Najat El Hachmi, published by Edicions 62 in hardback (216 pages, in Catalan).
Faced with the choice of accepting an arranged marriage or going alone to Barcelona, a young woman born in Morocco and raised in rural Catalonia wrestles between the legacy of immigration and her desire for freedom. In the form of a monologue, the novel portrays her rebellion, her bond with her mother, and the role of language in a clash of identities.
Published in 2015 in the El Balancí collection, the novel won the Premi BBVA Sant Joan and the Premi Ciutat de Barcelona.
A work for readers of contemporary fiction interested in experiences of migration, cultural identity, and family relationships.
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.
