Moussa Massy's ambitions extend far beyond the three-room apartment he shares with the other thirteen members of his family in Algiers. A gifted performer of modern Kabyle song, he is as inspired by Prince and Michael Jackson as he is by Arab and Algerian traditional music. His first taste of fame, however, is brief as the conflict between the fundamental Islamic group FIS and the more progressive FLN grows more violent and the city comes to a standstill amid corruption and scandal. As his music career begins to disintegrate, like the city itself, Massy's driving passion for music turns to unforgiving rage.
In energetic, urgent prose, Chouaki vividly portrays the harsh realities of a country in constant turmoil and brilliantly shows the capacity for despair and hatred of those who have nothing left to lose. The Star of Algiers, a novel of great passion and originality, touches on the most contentious issues of our time.
Über die Autorin / über den Autor:Aziz Chouaki war born 1951, grew up in Algeria with his mother, and learned to play the guitar to the music of the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix – music later forbidden by the regime. For political reasons, he has lived in France since 1991, where he has published novels and plays. His most recent novel is Arobase.
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