by Azouz Begag · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782260054887
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«L'arbre ou la maison» is the novel by Azouz Begag, published by Julliard in paperback (304 pages, in French).
Two brothers, Samy and Azouz, return to the Algerian village of their childhood with a dilemma: the poplar planted by their father threatens the house he built. They no longer belong there, having grown up in Lyon, and the country is experiencing the Arab Spring uprisings. Between nostalgia and roots, Azouz seeks Ryme, his first love.
The novel received the Prix Albert-Bichot and was published on August 19, 2021.
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.
