On this journey, a casual tour of this French Algerian novel exploring
– Alienation between immigrant parents and their children
– French Algerian representation

This book has been translated into English as “Men Don’t Cry” (translator: Sarah Ardizzone).

As always, there are many points that were not covered in this episode. I particularly feel I owe an apology to the mother who was only mentioned from a negative perspective but who of course is misunderstood in her love for her children, like her husband!

Apologies for the strange sound quality – I’m not quite sure what happened there.

Books mentioned

• Au pays by Tahar Ben Jelloun (Eng. A Palace in the Old Country)
• Zahia Rahmani’s trilogy
• Finding Mr Perfectly Fine by Tasneem Abdur Rashid