by Najat El Hachmi · Planeta CAT · tapa dura · ISBN 9788497081856
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«L'últim patriarca» is the contemporary novel by Najat El Hachmi, published by Planeta CAT in hardcover (336 pages, in Catalan).
The daughter of Mimoun Driouch narrates her father's life from birth to his entry into university, and tries to understand what made him an authoritarian patriarch and how to free herself from his influence. A family story about patriarchy, contradictions and separation, drawing on oral tradition and corrosive humor.
Winner of the Premi Ramon Llull 2008, it was originally published in March 2008 and is number 113 in the Ramon Llull collection.
For readers interested in identity, feminism and family relationships.
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.
