The Revenge of the Waiters

"The Revenge of the Waiters" by Jean-Bernard Puay. Published in PARIS NOIR, Auélien Masson (Ed.) Published by Akashic Books, New York, NY 10009: 2008 … [Continue reading]

The Last Summer of Reason (Paperback)

The Last Summer of Reason (Paperback) by Tahar Djaout. Republished by Bison Books, University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln and London: 2007 Original Title: Le dernier été de la raison … [Continue reading]

“She Had Waited for This”

"She Had Waited for This" by Camille Laurens. Published in AS YOU WERE SAYING - AMERICAN WRITERS RESPOND TO THEIR FRENCH CONTEMPORARIES Fabrice Rozié, Esther Allen, Guy Walter (Eds.) Dalkey Archive Press, Champaign-London: 2007 … [Continue reading]

The Amputated Memory

The Amputated Memory by Werewere Liking. The Feminist Press, New York, New York: 2007 Original title: La Mémoire Amputée Silver Winner of Book of the Year (2007) Award from ForeWord Magazine … [Continue reading]

To My American Readers: Perspectives on French Fiction and Non-Fiction

PEN American Center To My American Readers: Perspectives on French Fiction and Non-Fiction, April 2006 "Kick the Animal Out" by Veronique Ovalde "Auto Fixation & Other Literary Mythomanias: A Theoretical Fable" by Vincent Colonna … [Continue reading]

Children of the New World: A Novel of the Algerian War

Children of the New World: A Novel of the Algerian War by Assia Djebar. The Feminist Press at CUNY New York, New York: 2005 Original title: Les Enfants du nouveau monde. … [Continue reading]

“The Wrath of the Dead” and “The Young Zaïrian Woman who Resembled a Tutsi,”

"The Wrath of the Dead" and  "The Young Zaïrian Woman who Resembled a Tutsi," by Véronique Tadjo. Published in METAMORPHOSES, Spring 2003, Vol. 11, No. 1. From L'Ombre d'Imana: Actes Sud, Paris: 2000 … [Continue reading]

Monsieur Ibrahim and the Flowers of the Koran

Monsieur Ibrahim and the Flowers of the Koran by Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt. Other Press, New York, New York: 2003 Original title: Monsieur Ibrahim et les fleurs du Coran … [Continue reading]

The Last Summer of Reason (Hardcover)

The Last Summer of Reason (Hardcover) by Tahar Djaout. Published byRuminator Books April 1, 2003 Original Title: Le dernier été de la raison … [Continue reading]

“On the Edge of the World”

"On the Edge of the World" by Marlène Amar. Published in VOICES OF THE DIASPORA, Thomas Nolden and Frances Malino, Eds. Northwestern University Press, Evanston, Illinois: 2002 … [Continue reading]