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Type
Physical Book
Author
Illustrated by
Translated by
Publisher
Language
English
Pages
212
Format
Paperback
Dimensions
21.3x14.2x1 cm
Weight
0.29 kg.
ISBN
0803262582
ISBN13
9780803262584
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shantytown kid

Azouz Begag (Author) · Alec G. Hargreaves (Illustrated by) · Naima Wolf (Translated by) · Bison · Paperback

shantytown kid - Begag, Azouz ; Hargreaves, Alec G. ; Wolf, Naima

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Synopsis "shantytown kid"

One day an illiterate Algerian immigrant in Lyon gave his son, Azouz Begag, a book, saying, "This book is a bird." How Begag took flight on the wings of learning is one of the stories that unfolds in this captivating autobiographical novel of growing up amid the multicultural complexities of contemporary France. Determined to leave behind the poverty of his shantytown life, Begag works to become a star pupil at the local primary school-earning the jealousy and rejection of his Arab playmates even as he contends with the anti-Arab racism of his French peers. Begag's moving and often comical account of negotiating a path between the competing cultural spaces encountered during his childhood is a compelling tale of coming of age in a world of ethnic and racial tensions. A story for all ages, it is also very much of the moment, offering unique insights into the reweaving of the social fabric of France in response to growing ethnic diversity. Azouz Begag, widely acclaimed as both a novelist and a researcher at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), was appointed France's first minister for equal opportunities and was the nation's first cabinet minister of North African immigrant origin in 2005. He is the author of more than twenty books, including the sociopolitical essay Ethnicity and Equality: France in the Balance, available in a Bison Books edition.

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