What the day owes the night
By: Yasmina Khadra ; translated from the French by Frank Wynne
Publisher: William Heinemann; Random House
Published: 2010
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 392
ISBN-13: 9780434019939
Subjects: Algerians; Fiction; Ethnic relations
Work titles: Ce que le jour doit à la nuit
Description: After half a century, Jonas meets his friends from his youth again. He looks back on his life and the turbulent history of his homeland, Algeria. Born under the Arabic name Younes, he grows up on the dark side of fate, while Jonas grows up in the European quarter of the coastal town of Rio Salado. There he meets the beautiful Frenchwoman Émilie – she becomes the love of his life. Over decades, the longing of these two people reflects the dramatic relationship between the Orient and the Occident, two worlds that cause each other so much suffering and yet struggle so desperately for reconciliation.