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Psalms of departure and return : a novel

أبو مارية، زكريا،‪‪‪‪‪‪‪‪‪‪ 1968- author

2016

Overview

A story of identity and nostalgia. Shama, supposedly a French national, searches for her Arabic roots. Because of the infamous Seine River Massacre and an anonymous man's telephone calls, Shama is led to ask many questions about her past. Working in US intelligence agency, Shama is provided the opportunity to discover her reality through the agency's classified archives. Instead, she what discovered is more important than her own history: dreadful truths about the occupation. She decides to stop searching for her old life, after realizing that she has sacrificed a sweet love for the sake of a painful past. During Shama's twenty -three-year absence, her lover John became a famous priest who works for truth. This makes Shama's resignation from the agency difficult: she may not contact John. She is forced to accept this agreement so she can rerun to her old life, which may affect John's future. She wants to regain their own lives, stolen by the major issues that she created.

• Publisher: Katara
• Subject: Arabic fiction Morocco 21st century Translations into English
• ISBN: 9789927103681, 9927103689

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2 items available

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Holdings :

Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
PJ 7908 .M37 P7313 2016	2	BOOK	AUTOSTORE