Books by Amara Lakhous and Complete Book Reviews

Divorce Islamic Style
Divorce Islamic Style
Amara Lakhous, trans. from the Italian by Ann Goldstein. Europa (Penguin, dist.), $15 trade paper (192p) ISBN 978-1-60945-066-3
Lakhous (Clash of Civilizations over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio) deftly satirizes political, cultural, and religious corruption in this clever comedy of errors. Sicilian narrator Christian Mazzari, code name Issa “the Tunisian,” is an excitable “
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Clash of Civilizations over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio
Clash of Civilizations over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio
Amara Lakhous, Author, Ann Goldstein, Translator , trans. from the Italian by Ann Goldstein. Europa $14.95 (131p) ISBN 978-1-933372-61-7
Lakhous’s prize-winning second novel is a social satire and murder mystery concerning an immigrant-filled apartment complex in Rome. After a murder in the building elevator, each occupant of the Piazza Vittorio—among these, Parviz...
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The Fertility of Evil
The Fertility of Evil
Amara Lakhous, trans. from the Arabic by Alexander E. Elinson. Other Press, $17.99 trade paper (192p) ISBN 978-1-63542-583-3
Algerian-Italian writer Lakhous (Divorce Islamic Style) blends a thrilling mystery with an illuminating dive into the history of postcolonial Algeria. In 2018, Col. Karim Soltani investigates the death of a former revolutionary fighter named Hoopoe,
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