{"product_id":"some-dream-for-fools-paperback","title":"Some Dream for Fools - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFaïza Guène\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAhlème, 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the same laugh-out-loud, razor-sharp humor that made \u003ci\u003eKiffe Kiffe Tomorrow \u003c\/i\u003ean international hit, \u003ci\u003eSome Dream for Fools \u003c\/i\u003eshows 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat happens to people when a lid is put on their dreams?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAhleme lives on the outskirts of Paris, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs she scopes out the streets of Paris looking for work, Ahleme does battle with 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn irrepressible spirit with a sharp eye for the absurd and a sharp pencil for writing it all down, Ahleme brings us the same laugh-out-loud, quick-witted humor that made \u003ci\u003eKiffe Kiffe Tomorrow \u003c\/i\u003ean international hit. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A promising addition to the world's literary voices.\" \u003ci\u003e San Francisco Chronicle \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the author of the international phenomenon \u003ci\u003eKiffe Kiffe Tomorrow\u003c\/i\u003e comes a new novel about a different side of Paris \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eSome Dream for Fools\u003c\/i\u003e from the United Kingdom: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Super-young, super-cool and fast becoming known as one of the hottest literary talents of multicultural Europe, Guene takes us on a tour of the tough suburbs of Paris and Algeria, where having the wrong-colour passport sentences you to a half-life. A funny, intimate and timely book by one of the stars of tomorrow.\" \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Guene is doing for the people, especially the youth, of the banlieu what James Kelman and Agnes Owens have done for the deprived of Glasgow that is, give a voice to those who have been excluded from literature. [A] natural novelist, a young writer of real talent.\" \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eScotsman\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eKiffe Kiffe Tomorrow\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[I]nspired the reader can't help cheering.\" \u003ci\u003e-- The New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[Guene s] access to authenticity is matched by a great eye and ear for the funny, infuriating, and hopeful about young womanhood and cultural welter. A-\" \u003ci\u003e-- Entertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe is the author of \u003ci\u003eKiffe Kiffe Tomorrow\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.43 x 7.96 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 09, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762742493472,"sku":"9780156032926","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/180d4b52aa7c5d1c1acff47aa96a778c.webp?v=1780224908","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/some-dream-for-fools-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}