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Faïza Guène

Born 1985 · France

In English
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Books on prize lists

  • In English

    Warwick Prize 2022 · Shortlist

    Men Don't Cry

    Un homme, ça ne pleure pas

    Faïza Guène · 29 when first published

    Novel · 216 pages · Family, Migration

    Translated by Sarah Ardizzone

    AI-generated summary:Mourad, a young man from Nice whose parents came from Algeria, is determined to shape his life on his own terms and terrified of ending up a fat, greying bachelor kept by his mother, but breaking away means confronting everything his family expects of him.