by Monica Ali · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782264041708
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«Sept mers et treize rivières» is the novel by Monica Ali, published by 10-18 in paperback (573 pages, in French).
Nazneen, a woman of Bangladeshi origin, settles in London after an arranged marriage to a man twenty years her senior. In exile, between domestic life and cultural shock, she gradually discovers that she is master of her own destiny. Translated from the English by Isabelle Maillet.
Novel originally published in English as «Brick Lane»; this French edition includes a glossary. It was nominated for the Booker Prize in 2003.
For readers of contemporary and literary fiction interested in stories of migration, identity, and life in London.
Monica Ali is a British writer of Bangladeshi and English descent. In 2003, she was selected as one of the "Best of Young British Novelists" by Granta based on her unpublished manuscript; her debut novel, Brick Lane, was published later that year. It was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. It was adapted as a 2007 film of the same name. She has also published four other novels. Her fifth novel, Love Marriage, was published by Virago Press in February 2022 and became an instant Sunday Times bestseller.
