Ahlem Mosteghanemi ist eine gefeierte algerische Autorin, die als eine der weltweit bekanntesten arabischsprachigen Romanautorinnen gilt. Ihre Prosa taucht tief in die menschliche Psyche ein und erforscht die Komplexität von Beziehungen und gesellschaftlichen Fragen. Mit einem einzigartigen Stil und einer starken Stimme spricht sie Leser auf der ganzen Welt an. Ihr Werk reflektiert die moderne arabische Identität und ihre kulturellen Herausforderungen.
From the most successful writer in the Arab world (Forbes), a sweeping, beautifully written love story between a former fighter in Algeria's wars of independence and the daughter of a revolutionary hero.
Spanning more than half a century of Algeria's tumultuous recent history, The Dust of Promises is a lyrical love story about freedom and fate, identity and belonging. A poignant tale of secret lovers brought together and pulled apart as they navigate Algeria's changing political landscape--from the heady, bright peaks of independence to the dark depths of corruption and disillusionment--this is a sweeping epic and an arresting ode to a once-great country.
'Love always sits in a seat other than the one we were expecting it to, right alongside the place where we expected love to be'In the midst of the Algerian civil war, Hayat is a young novelist trapped in a loveless marriage. While her husband, a high-ranking officer, preoccupies himself with politics, Hayat finds freedom from her highly regimented life in the world of her writing. There she weaves a passionate story for her characters. But the line between fiction and reality blurs when she falls for a man who seems to have walked straight out of the pages of her notebook, a man who seduces her, instead of her heroine, with his silence.As love on paper becomes a forbidden love lived out in the dark corners of a broken city, Hayat's country convulses with political upheaval. In a place where those who dare to write the truth are made to pay a heavy price, she and her characters will discover that no one can truly be the author of their own destiny.The second novel in the international bestselling trilogy from 'the literary phenomenon' (Elle), Ahlem Mosteghanemi, Chaos of the Senses is a powerful story of love, identity and liberation.