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De langverwachte
“The Long-Awaited” (title translated by AI)
Abdelkader Benali (born 1975)
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Still in the womb but already talkative, a gifted child expected at New Year tells of the people waiting for it in Rotterdam. Its father, Mehdi Ajoeb, is seventeen; his parents are Driss, who fled his village in disgrace, and Malika with her beloved tea glasses. The mother is the fair-haired Diana Doorn, whose foster father distrusts all migrants. Around them circle a butcher saving for Mecca, a young woman who flees an arranged match, a rapping neighbour called Boedoeft and a friend, De Kaap, who turns devout.
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About the book
- Form
- Novel
- Length
- 396 pages in the original
- Genres
- Family, Migration (assigned by AI)
- Set in
- Netherlands
- First published
- 2002 by Vassallucci
- Author's age
- 27 when first published
- ISBN
9789050000550 (original)
- More
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