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9780803262584
Shantytown Kid
by Begag, Azouz, Wolf, Naima, Hargreaves, Alec G.
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- Comments: Illustrated. One day an illiterate Algerian immigrant in Lyon gave his son, Azouz Begag, a book, saying, This book is a bird. How Begag took flight on the wings of learning is one of the stories that unfolds in this captivating autobiographical novel of growing up amid the multicultural complexities of contemporary France.Determined to leave behind the poverty of his shantytown life, Begag works to become a star pupil at the local primary school-earning the jealousy and...
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- ISBN-13: 9780803262584
- ISBN: 0803262582
- Publication Date: 2007
- Publisher: Univ of Nebraska Pr
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Begag's moving and often comical account of negotiating a path between the competing cultural spaces encountered during his childhood is a compelling tale of coming of age in a world of ethnic and racial tensions. It offers insights into the reweaving of the social fabric of France in response to growing ethnic diversity.Begag, Azouz is the author of 'Shantytown Kid ', published 2007 under ISBN 9780803262584 and ISBN 0803262582.
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