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A Pebble In The River.

Akli is an old man now. He is in prison. It is from there that he begins telling his story of the colonisation of Northern Africa. Of his village especially, Thadarth. It is a narrative of revolution, war, torture, dispossession, corruption, intolerance, betrayal, terrorism, religious extremism but,...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bouzeboudja, Noufel
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Langaa RPCIG, 2015.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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