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The swallows of kabul is a dazzling novel written with compassion and exquisite detail by one of the most lucid writers about the mentality of islamic fundamentalists and the complexities of the muslim world. Yasmina khadra became director of the algerian cultural center in paris in november 2007. Matt reess top 10 novels set in the arab world books. Read online wolf dreams o harlequinblaze pdf by yasmina khadra i a really good book but hard it tells the story nafa, a young algerian dreaming a carrer as movie acteur, becoming a terrorist of gia during algerian revolution i can t understand or appreciate nafa, because of his choices but it s interesting to follow the decline of human being into madness of violence. Moulessehoul, an officer in the algerian army, adopted a womans pseudonym to avoid military censorship. He is the author of more than 20 books, at least six of which have been published in. Redan 1964 skickades mohuammed till en kadettskola och blev yrkesofficer.
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