Khaled, a former revolutionary in the Algerian war of liberation has been in self-exile in Paris for two decades, disgusted by the corruption that now riddles the country he once fought for. Now a celebrated painter, Khaled is consumed with passion for Hayat, the daughter of his old revolutionary commander, who unexpectedly reenters Khaled’s life. Hayat had been just a child when he last saw her, but she has now become a seductive young novelist.
The first novel in an award-winning, bestselling trilogy that spans Algeria’s tumultuous recent history,The Bridges of Constantine is a lyrical and heartrending love story.
- ISBN10 9992195444
- ISBN13 9789992195444
- Publish Date 5 December 2013
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country QA
- Publisher Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press
- Imprint Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Publishing
- Format eBook (EPUB)
- Pages 400
- Language English