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Goncourt 2020 · Shortlist
The Impatient
Les Impatientes
Djaïli Amadou Amal · 45 when first published
Novel · 176 pages · Family
AI-generated summary:In the Sahel, young Ramla is torn from the man she loves and married to Safira’s husband, while her sister Hindou is forced to marry their cousin. All they are ever told is to be patient.