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Men Don’t Cry Faïza Guène Review

August 24, 2021 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off

BookBlast review of Men Don’t Cry by Faïza Guène translated by Sarah Ardizzone Mourad’s family is struggling with exile and integration. Born in Nice to Algerian parents, he is keen to escape the clutches of […]

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Bibi Bakare-Yusuf Cassava Republic Press Interview

August 22, 2021 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off

BookBlast interview with Bibi Bakare-Yusuf, Cassava Republic Press CEO Bibi Bakare-Yusuf, tell us a bit about your childhood and where you grew up. It was a very privileged upbringing in the sense of growing up […]

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Beirut 2020 The Collapse of a Civilization Charif Majdalani Review

August 9, 2021 Ben F Comments Off

Beirut 2020 – The Collapse of a Civilization, translated by Ruth Diver, reviewed by Sharif Gemie for BookBlast. Remember the Great Fear of March 2020? Remember the empty supermarket shelves, stripped bare of pasta, loo-rolls […]

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The King’s Fool Mahi Binebine Review

August 3, 2021 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off

Throughout history, the king’s fool has had a distinct, privileged and vital role to play at royal courts. Mahi Binebine’s fool is contemporary, even though the story reads as though it happened in a distant […]