The art of losing
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Wynne, Frank, translator.
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Main Flagstaff Public Library - Fiction
F ZENITER, ALICE
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New-Book
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434 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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40030495212

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"Originally published in French in 2017 by Flammarion, France, as L'Art de perdre"--Title page verso.
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"A gripping, multigenerational tale of a French Algerian woman, her family's past, and the legacies of colonialism"--,Provided by publisher.
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Naïma knows Algeria only by the artifacts she encounters in her grandparents’ tiny apartment in Normandy: the language her grandmother speaks but Naïma can’t understand, the food her grandmother cooks, and the precious things her grandmother carried when they fled. Naïma’s father claims to remember nothing; he has made himself French. Her grandfather died before he could tell her his side of the story. But now Naïma will travel to Algeria to see for herself what was left behind―including their secrets. The Algerian War for Independence sent Naïma’s grandfather on a journey of his own, from wealthy olive grove owner and respected veteran of the First World War, to refugee spurned as a harki by his fellow Algerians in the transit camps of southern France, to immigrant barely scratching out a living in the north. The long battle against colonial rule broke apart communities, opened deep rifts within families, and saw the whims of those in even temporary power instantly overturn the lives of ordinary people. Where does Naïma’s family fit into this history? How do they fit into France’s future?
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Translated from the French.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Zeniter, A., & Wynne, F. (2021). The art of losing (First American edition.). Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Zeniter, Alice and Frank, Wynne. 2021. The Art of Losing. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Zeniter, Alice and Frank, Wynne. The Art of Losing Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2021.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Zeniter, Alice, and Frank Wynne. The Art of Losing First American edition., Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2021.

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