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==Literary fiction==
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|author=Yasmina Khadra
|title=What the Day Owes the Night
|rating=5
|genre=Literary Fiction
|summary=Nine year old Algerian Muslim Younes is devastated when his father's farm is destroyed and his family have to move to the slum of Jenane Jato. However, while the rest of his family struggle, this turns out to be something of a blessing in disguise for Younes,
who is rescued by his wealthy uncle, a pharmacist. Renamed Jonas, he moves to live with his uncle and aunt in the vibrant European district of Rio Salado. There, he meets new friends Jean-Christophe, Simon, and Fabrice. But what seems to be an unbreakable friendship is tested to its limits by the return to the area of the beautiful Emilie, and the boys' problems increase as Algeria fights for its independence from France. The book is narrated by Jonas at a much older age, looking
back at his life, although the epilogue brings us to the present day as he visits a grave.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0434019933</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Barbara Trapido
