At the Cafe and the Talisman

by Mohammed Dib

Book Overview

Reflecting distinct and important stages in the career of the preeminent Algerian writer Mohammed Dib, "At the Cafe" and "The Talisman" brings together two collections that embroider on themes relating to the Algerian War for Independence (1954-1962). At the Cafe, published in 1955, is mostly realistic in style and illustrates particularly well Dib's uncanny talent for storytelling. The Talisman, published eleven years later,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813931193
• ISBN13: 9780813931197
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: University of Virginia Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.7" x 8.7"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher