Désert
About this book
After being driven from their land by French colonial soldiers in 1909, Nour and his people, "the blue men" must search for a haven out of the desert that will shelter them. Interspersed with the story of Nour is the contemporary story of Lalla, a descendent of the blue men, who lives in Morocco and tries to stay true to the blood of her ancestors while experiencing life as a modern immigrant.
Subjects
- berbers
- colonies
- fiction
- fiction, general
- france, fiction
- french fiction
- new york times reviewed
- tuaregs
- young women
- young women, fiction