num_pages: 272
description: Exceptional for being written in English by a Tunisian, this novel employs poignant visual images to create a vivid sense of place and atmosphere which takes us to another world, giving us an insight into a culture and its people. With powerful simplicity it reflects the dramatic shifts of cultural values in post-colonial Tunisia. Korba, a small coastal town, is the setting for the many stories woven together. The narrative moves freely between reality and imagination, mourning and celebration, rejection and compassion, painting an unexpectadly sharp picture on a broad canvas of emotion.Amina escapes from childhood confinement to live between family in Korba and the university in the capital. Her paternal uncle Ali, who is left in charge of her mother and sisters after their father's death, goes out of his way to gaurd the family honor. Amina's mother knits over her memories, Yasmina finally marries amid days of celebration, and simple-minded Hnouza stand by the bridge every day ad looks on. From stories within stories, related with tears of sadness and laughter, a supreme hope and faith reverberates...
language: English
title: Waiting in the Future for the Past to Come (Emerging Voices
publisher: Quartet Books (UK)