Bøger af Faiza Guene

Ahlème har ikke de bedste kort på hånden. Hun er 24 år og må klare sig med underbetalte småjob. Hendes mor er død, hun skal tage sig af sin gamle far og holde styr på en lillebror der konstant roder sig ud i ballade. Men Ahlème lever livet i den fattige forstad til Paris med sine veninder og sin egen sorte humor. For selv om man ikke har permanent opholdstilladelse, kæmper for at få et godt arbejde og er ulykkeligt forelsket, er det jo ikke forbudt at drømme. Faïza Guène (1985) debuterede i 2004 med romanen Kiffe kiffe i morgen som siden er udgivet i 26 lande. Guène er opvokset i en forstad til Paris som datter af algeriske immigranter. Ligesom debutromanen kredser Hvor drømmene vender om at finde sin identitet mellem to kulturer. Skarp samfundskritik i Guènes karakteristiske og stilsikre sprog – fyldt med gadeslang og kulsort humor.

Ahlème, a young woman living on the outskirts of Paris, is trying to make a life out of the dreams she brought with her from Algeria and the reality she faces every day. Her father lost his job after an accident at his construction site. Her mother was lost to a massacre in Algeria. And her brother, Foued, boils with adolescent energy and teeters dangerously close to choosing a life of crime. As she wanders the streets of Paris looking for work, Ahlème negotiates the disparities between her dreams and her life, her youth and her responsibilities, the expectations of those back home and the limitations of life in France. With the same laugh-out-loud, razor-sharp humor that made Kiffe Kiffe Tomorrow an international hit, Some Dream for Fools shows Faïza Guène's evolution as a novelist and reminds us of her extraordinary talent as she explores what happens to people when a lid is put on their dreams.

He thought I'd forged my mom's name on the slip. How stupid is that? On this thing Mom just made a kind of squiggly shape on the page. That jerk didn't even think about what he was saying, didn't even ask himself why her signature might be weird. He's one of those people who think illiteracy is like AIDS. It only exists in Africa.--from Kiffe Kiffe Tomorrow "A tale for anyone who has ever lived outside looking in, especially from that alien country called adolescence. A funny, heartfelt story from a wise guy who happens to be a girl. If you've ever fallen in love, if you've ever had your heart broken, this story is your story." -- Sandra Cisneros, author of THE HOUSE ON MANGO STREET The Paradise projects are only a few metro stops from Paris, but here it's a whole different kind of France. Doria's father, the Beard, has headed back to their hometown in Morocco, leaving her and her mom to cope with their mektoub-their destiny-alone. They have a little help-- from a social worker sent by the city, a psychiatrist sent by the school, and a thug friend who recites Rimbaud.It seems like fate's dealt them an impossible hand, but Doria might still make a new life. She'll prove the projects aren't only about rap, soccer, and religious tension. She'll take the Arabic word kif-kif (same old, same old) and mix it up with the French verb kiffer (to really like something). Now she has a whole new motto: KIFFE KIFFE TOMORROW."Moving and irreverent, sad and funny, full of rage and intelligence. [Guène's] characters are unforgettable, her voice fresh, and her book a delight." -- Laila Lalami, author of Hope and Other Dangerous PursuitsFaïza Guène, the child of Algerian immigrants, grew up in the public housing projects of Pantin, outside Paris. This is her first book.

Men Don't Cry invites us into the home of Mourad Chennoun in Nice, where his father spends his days fixing things in the backyard, his mother bemoans the loss of her natal village in Algeria, and the name Dounia is taboo.When his father has a stroke, Mourad is forced to rise above his fear of becoming an overweight bachelor, tied down to home by his mother's cooking, and take steps to bridge the gulf between his family and estranged sister Dounia.This quest takes him to the Paris suburbs where he starts his teaching career, falls into the world of undocumented Algerian toyboys and discovers that Dounia has become a staunch feminist, aspiring politician and fierce assimilationist. Can Mourad adapt to his new, fast-paced Parisian life and uphold his family's values?A poignant coming-of-age story from the widely-acclaimed author of Just Like Tomorrow.

Illuminates the impact of politics on everyday lives, acting as the nation's eyes and ears in places many would never dare to go, weaving tales across barriers.

Fifteen-year-old Doria isn't in a good place. Still, it could be worse: Doria could be like Samra, the girl in the flat above, whose father doesn't let her out, or Youssef who has been banged up for a year for dealing in drugs and stolen cars.

I en forstad til Paris bliver ejeren af caféen Balto fundet død - stukket ihjel. Var han en usympatisk og venneløs racist, som ingen ville have tålt, hvis det ikke havde været for cafeen? Eller var han i virkeligheden en dybt ensom mand, der led en tragisk død. Sandheden begynder at slå sprækker, da de mistænkte stamgæster på Balto én efter én indkaldes til forhør ... Guéne viser i denne roman en ny og mørkere side af sit forfatterskab. Samtidigt bærer Sidste omgang på Balto hendes unikke varemærke: den hårde forstads-slang og den sorte humor blandet med knivskarp social satire.

Doria er 15 år og bor i en fattig forstad til Paris. Hendes far er lige rejst tilbage til Marokko for at finde en ny ung kone, og har efterladt Doria og hendes analfabetiske mor i et socialt tomrum. Til et liv med genbrugstøj og kontanthjælp. Med kulsort humor fortæller Doria i dagsbogsform om alt fra skolepsykologer og politiovergreb til amerikanske tv-serier og lokale pushere. Men selvom alt ser sort ud, kan tingene ændre sig, og i morgen er måske ikke helt forudsigelig. "Kiffe Kiffe i morgen" er en historie om at være teenager og føle sig fanget mellem to kulturer. Bogen er Faïza Guène’s debutroman og hun var ikke mere end 19 år da den udkom. Bogen blev en litterær sensation i Frankrig og solgte mere end 200.000 eksemplarer. Siden er bogen udgivet i 26 lande og i 2007 vandt den Peter Pan-prisen i Sverige og blev samme år nomineret til Independent Foreign Fiction Prize.”Kiffe Kiffe i morgen er vitterlig en usædvanlig roman. Ikke bare fordi den blev skrevet af Faïza Guène, da hun var 19 år, og tilmed er skrevet i et overvældende stilsikkert og slagfærdigt teenagesprog. Ikke bare fordi beretningen fra de franske forstæder i brand er åbenlyst aktuel, samfundskritisk og indsigtsfuld. Men især fordi Faïza Guène, der selv er datter af algeriske immigranter, giver den såkaldte 2. g’er en sjældent nuanceret og kulturelt kompleks stemme” Nanna Goul, Weekendavisen ”Forbløffende moden og indsigtsfuld roman om livet i de urolige parisiske forstæder” Jes Stein Pedersen, Politiken