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"[B]oth "[Kiffe Kiffe Tomorrow] "and "[Some Dream For Fools] "are books that very successfully take us into another world - a world that no nation today can afford to ignore."--"Christian Science Monitor" "From Faiza Guene, France's literary wunderkind, a must-read about a girl in the not-so-chic suburbs of Paris." --"Marie Claire"
"Guene poignantly chronicles the lives of Algerian immigrant Ahleme and her family in their adopted France, delicately linking anguish and humor in a realistic portrayal of displacement. . . . Guene aptly depicts how small joys--glimpsing the cohesive family life that friend Auntie Mariatou leads, celebrating the Boss's birthday--take on weight as Ahleme dreams of the future."--"Publishers Weekly"
"[Guene's] voice is intoxicating. It's like no one else's writing. Young Algerian immigrant sensation Faiza Guene has conquered the French literary scene with her tough, honest style, her disarming candor and her mouth full of dirty street slang. . . . [She] writes with so much confidence and in-your-face self-knowledge that the reader laughs all the way through this too-short novel, coming away from it saddened by the grim terms of an immigrant's life but experiencing a rather pleasant after-effect, a cocky little flare-up of feisty defiance."--Nick DiMartino, "Shelf Awareness""Guene . . . has created a gutsy narrator . . . Ahleme is real, and her tenacity, uncompromising toughness and cynical sense of humor give the novel a hint of joy." --"Kirkus" "Super-young, super-cool and fast becoming known as one of the hottest literary talents of multicultural Europe, Guene takes us on a tour of the tough suburbs of Paris and Algeria, where having the wrong-colour passport sentences you to a half-life. Our heroine, 24-year-old Ahleme, is an unforgettable narrator, and this is much more than mere social commentary - it's a funny, intimate and timely book by one of the stars of tomorrow." -- "Sunday Telegraph," 50 of the best holiday reads (UK) "It's not an exaggeration to suggest that Guene is doing for the people, especially the youth, of the banlieu what James Kelman and Agnes Owens have done for the deprived of Glasgow's housing schemes; that is, give a voice to those who have been excluded from literature. Guene is very evidently a natural novelist, a young writer of real talent." --"Scotsman"
"A tough, funny and powerful book." -- "The Gloss" magazine"Miss Guene wrests the projects from their reputation as the "Far West" (of Paris) and restores their humanity without painting too rosy a picture--quite the contrary. With her, the France of the projects takes on the feeling of a well-known serial.... She captivates the reader with short scenes, like you would find in the theater. In her world, one keeps from screaming with rage by scoffing, mocking, everything trendy in the suburbs. The language she uses is a triumph among readers." - Le Nouvel Observateur (France)
"No matter how great the struggle, no misery underscores Faiza Guene's acidic humor. More enlightened sales clerk than a guard-dog, she distills the nuances and hopes in the cliches of the projects. Her creative language, a mixture of playful street slang, elegant sentences, and the African proverbs of Aunt Mariatou not only makes her an effective spokesperson for this world, but also an author entirely in her own right." -- L'Express (France)
Praise for SOME DREAM FOR FOOLS
"Super-young, super-cool and fast becoming known as one of the hottest literary talents of multicultural Europe, Guene takes us on a tour of the tough suburbs of Paris and Algeria, where having the wrong-colour passport sentences you to a half-life. A funny, intimate and timely book by one of the stars of tomorrow." -- "Sunday Telegraph," 50 of the best holiday reads (UK)
Praise for KIFFE KIFFE TOMORROW
NYTBR Editor's Choice
"[C]ompelling... reveals Guene to be a promising addition to the world's literary voices." -- San Francisco Chronicle
"Remarkable . . . a glimpse of life beyond the Paris city limits and into a new, multicultural France . . . Heralded as, alternately, a Gallic version of "White Teeth, The Catcher in the Rye "and "Bridget Jones's Diary ." . . ." -- "Salon
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Praise for SOME DREAM FOR FOOLS
"Super-young, super-cool and fast becoming known as one of the hottest literary talents of multicultural Europe, Guene takes us on a tour of the tough suburbs of Paris and Algeria, where having the wrong-colour passport sentences you to a half-life. A funny, intimate and timely book by one of the stars of tomorrow." -- "Sunday Telegraph," 50 of the best holiday reads (UK)
Praise for KIFFE KIFFE TOMORROW
NYTBR Editor's Choice
"[C]ompelling... reveals Guene to be a promising addition to the world's literary voices." -- San Francisco Chronicle
"Remarkable . . . a glimpse of life beyond the Paris city limits and into a new, multicultural France . . . Heralded as, alternately, a Gallic version of "White Teeth, The Catcher in the Rye "and "Bridget Jones's Diary ." . . ." -- "Salon
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Praise for SOME DREAM FOR FOOLS
"Remarkable . . . a glimpse of life beyond the Paris city limits and into a new, multicultural France . . . Heralded as, alternately, a Gallic version of White Teeth, The Catcher in the Rye and Bridget Jones's Diary . . . ." -- Salon
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