The Art of Losing
15 hrs. 39 min.
Language
Russian
Author
Alice Zeniter
Author
Alice Zeniter
Narrator
Yulia Yablonskaya
Narrator
Yulia Yablonskaya
Description
A powerful and candid saga about three generations of one family that lived through three wars and changed continents. “The Art of Losing” is a novel about the price our descendants pay for the choices we make.
Naima knows almost nothing about Algeria—her ancestors’ homeland. She doesn’t understand Arabic, isn’t interested in national cuisine, and doesn’t see value in little family keepsakes. Her grandparents fled from a state destroyed by civil war. Their children had to renounce the past and their cultural identity in order to get a chance at the future in France. Now Naima sets off on an independent journey to Algeria, where she discovers that she is connected to this country far more than she expected.
A story about how we keep living in the face of loss: the loss of a country, identity, language, and connections. The legacy of colonialism, immigration, family, and war.
Naima knows almost nothing about Algeria—her ancestors’ homeland. She doesn’t understand Arabic, isn’t interested in national cuisine, and doesn’t see value in little family keepsakes. Her grandparents fled from a state destroyed by civil war. Their children had to renounce the past and their cultural identity in order to get a chance at the future in France. Now Naima sets off on an independent journey to Algeria, where she discovers that she is connected to this country far more than she expected.
A story about how we keep living in the face of loss: the loss of a country, identity, language, and connections. The legacy of colonialism, immigration, family, and war.
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