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Paradis

By: Abdulrazak Gurnah, Anne-Cécile Padoux - traductrice
Narrated by: Thibault de Montalembert
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Quand ses parents annoncent à Yusuf, douze ans, qu'il va partir séjourner quelque temps chez son oncle Aziz, il est enchanté. Prendre le train, découvrir une grande ville, quel bonheur pour lui qui n'a jamais quitté son village de Tanzanie. Il ne comprend pas tout de suite que son père l'a vendu afin de rembourser une dette trop lourde - et qu'Aziz n'est pas son oncle, mais un riche marchand qui a besoin d'un esclave de plus chez lui.

À travers les yeux de Yusuf, l'Afrique de l'Est au début du XXe siècle, minée par la colonisation, se révèle dans toute sa beauté et sa rudesse. Dans ces étendues désertiques traversées de lentes caravanes, dans ce paradis bientôt perdu, le poids d'une vie vaut celui de quelques gouttes d'eau.

©2021 Editions Denoël (P)2022 Editions Gallimard Genre Fiction Literary Fiction

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This is a story about a part of the world and era that I know so little about. I found it fascinating. Gurnah deserved his Nobel. I’ll read more of his books. It was also expertly read (in French)

Wonderful story, beautifully read

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