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The Almond

Nedjma

2005241 pagesabout 4–6 hours
2005
first published
  • 2005Grove Press · 241 pages · ENGISBN 9780802118059
  • 2011Penguin Random House · ENGISBN 9781448109364
  • 2006Grove Press · 256 pages · ENGISBN 9780802142610

An autobiographical novel chronicles the sexual awakening of a Muslim woman as it follows the protagonist from a stifling Algierian household in the country to Tangiers, where she explores personal identity and sexuality free of the constraints of her upbringing.

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