by Azouz Begag · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9782020104814
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«Béni, ou, Le paradis privé» is the novel by Azouz Begag, published by Seuil in paperback (172 pages, in French).
The novel follows the life of the Algerian community in France through a young man growing up between two cultures. The story addresses the construction of identity, the sense of belonging, and the tensions of reconciling family legacy with the French environment. Begag portrays with closeness the daily challenges of those seeking their place.
The work was originally published in 1989, in the Points collection, Point-virgule series (no. V69).
The novel is aimed at readers of contemporary French literature interested in stories about identity, belonging, and immigration.
Azouz Begag is a French writer, politician and researcher in economics and sociology at the CNRS. He was the delegate minister for equal opportunities of France in the government of French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin till 5 April 2007. He resigned to support the moderate centrist candidate François Bayrou, one of the two UMP ministers to do so.
