YASMINA KHADRA is the pen name of the former Algerian army
officer Mohammed Moulessehoul. He adopted his wife's name as a
pseudonym to avoid military censorship. He is the author of more
than 20 books, at least six of which have been published in
English, among them The Swallows of Kabul and The
Attack, both shortlisted for the IMPAC literary award. Khadra’s
work has been published in 45 countries. He has twice been honored
by the Académie française, winning both the Médaille de vermeil
(2001) and Grand Prix de littérature (2012). His latest novel is
The Angels Die (2016). He lives in France. The New York Times
describes Khadra as, “a writer who can understand man wherever he
is.”
“Engrossing…audaciously conceived, courageously important [and] urgently humane, The Attack is Khadra’s best and most ambitious novel yet.” —The Los Angeles Time“A genuine work of art.” —The Philadelphia Inquirer“Gripping, dynamic. . . .Both a fierce rendering of geopolitical tensions and a plea for peace.” —Tne New York Times “A powerfully dark vision . . . of the [Arab-Israeli] conflict.” —The New Yorker“An engaging glimpse into the kinds of stories we never hear on CNN.” —TimeOut Chicago
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