Of Dreams and Assassins

by Malika Mokeddem

Book Overview

Of Dreams and Assassins is the urgent and rhythmic fourth novel of Malika Mokeddem, her second to appear in English. Born in Algeria to a Bedouin family that had only recently become sedentary, Mokeddem was raised on the stories of her grandmother, who encouraged her education at a time when girls did not go to school. Though raised in a tolerant version of Islam, Mokeddem nevertheless felt the weight of custom and tradition. Of Dreams and Assassins,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813919940
• ISBN13: 9780813919942
• Release Date: March 2000
• Publisher: University of Virginia Press
• Length: 158 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.6" x 8.5"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher