Leila Sebbar's novel recounts an event in French history that
has been hidden for many years. Toward the end of the Algerian war,
the FLN, an Algerian nationalist party, organized a demonstration
in Paris to oppose a curfew imposed upon Algerians in France. About
30,000 Algerians gathered peacefully, but the protest was brutally
suppressed by the Paris police. Between 50 and 200 Algerians were
killed and their bodies were thrown into the Seine. This incident
provides the background for a more intimate look into the history
of violence between France and Algeria. Following three young
protagonists one French, one Algerian, and one French national of
Algerian descent Sebbar takes readers on a journey of discovery and
comprehension. Mildred Mortimer's impressive translation conveys
the power of Sebbar's words in English and allows English-speaking
readers an opportunity to understand the complex relationship
between past and present, metropole and colony, immigrant and
citizen, that lies at the heart of this acclaimed novel."
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