Yasmina Khadra

From the bestselling author of The Swallows of Kabul comes this timely and haunting novel that powerfully illuminates the devastating human costs of terrorism.Dr. Amin Jaafari is an Arab-Israeli surgeon at a hospital in Tel Aviv. As an admired and respected member of his community, he has carved a space for himself …

Set in Kabul under the rule of the Taliban, this extraordinary novel takes readers into the lives of two couples: Mohsen, who comes from a family of wealthy shopkeepers whom the Taliban has destroyed; Zunaira, his wife, exceedingly beautiful, who was once a brilliant teacher and is now no longer allowed to leave her …

Il mestiere di poliziotto è pericoloso a qualsiasi latitudine, ma ad Algeri diventa sfida con la morte perché anche i cadaveri sono imbottiti di esplosivo. Lo sa bene il commissario Llob, protagonista di una serie di noir ambientati nella capitale nordafricana: «Algeri è un malessere, vi si estirpano i sogni come …