by Paul Smaïl · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788496095113
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«Vivir me mata» is the novel by Paul Smaïl, published by El Cobre Ediciones in paperback (160 pages, in Spanish).
A young North African man in France channels his rage at a society that shuts its doors on him by writing a diary. The story portrays Myriam, his love, Daniel, his brother, who struggles with his beur identity, and precarious jobs, as he seeks a future. A novel about identity, racism, integration, and literature as salvation.
The original title is «Vivre me tue» (1997); this Spanish edition is from 2005. It belongs to the La Diversidad collection, number 13. Nominated for the Premi Llibreter for narrative in 2003.
For readers of contemporary fiction interested in immigration, identity, and the integration of the second generation of North African origin in France.
