
The Star of Algiers
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Moussa Massy's ambitions extend far beyond the three-room apartment he shares with the other thirteen members of his family in Algiers. A gifted performer of modern Kabyle song, he is as inspired by Prince and Michael Jackson as he is by Arab and Algerian traditional music. His first taste of fame, however, is brief as the conflict between the fundamental Islamic group FIS and the more progressive FLN grows more violent and the city comes to a standstill amid corruption and scandal. As his music career begins to disintegrate, like the city itself, Massy's driving passion for music turns to unforgiving rage.
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ISBN: 9781555974121
Published Date: January 1, 2005
Publisher: Graywolf Press
Language: English
Page Count: 213
Size: 8.49" l x 5.27" w x 0.72" h
Category
Fiction
Subject
General and Miscellaneous