by Najat El Hachmi · labutxaca · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9788499300856
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«Jo també sóc catalana» is the autobiographical work by Najat El Hachmi, published by labutxaca as a paperback (208 pages, in Catalan).
The work starts from a child's question: «Mom, am I Catalan?». Najat El Hachmi, who arrived from Morocco at age eight, reflects on language, identity, religion, women, and the link between the loss of Morocco and belonging to Catalonia. The book expresses the hope of one day answering without uncertainty.
This edition belongs to the Labutxaca collection and was published on September 2, 2015. «Jo també sóc catalana» was the author's first book, originally appearing in 2004.
For readers interested in the migrant experience, cultural identity, and contemporary Catalonia.
Najat El Hachmi is a Moroccan-Spanish writer based in Catalonia. She holds a degree in Arabic Studies from the University of Barcelona. She is the author of a personal essay on her bicultural identity, and three previous novels, the first of which earned her the 2008 Ramon Llull Prize, the 2009 Prix Ulysse, and was a finalist for the 2009 Prix Méditerranée Étranger.
