Kirjahaku

Winner of the Dublin Literary AwardA Best Historical Novel of the Year at The New York Times Book Review " An] extraordinary achievement." --Liesl Schillinger, The Wall Street JournalAcross three generations, three wars, two continents, and the mythic waters of the Mediterranean, one family's history leads to an inevitable question: What price do our descendants pay for the choices that we make? Na ma knows Algeria only by the artifacts she encounters in her grandparents' tiny apartment in Normandy: the language her grandmother speaks but Na ma can't understand, the food her grandmother cooks, and the precious things her grandmother carried when they fled. Na ma's father claims to remember nothing; he has made himself French. Her grandfather died before he could tell her his side of the story. But now Na ma will travel to Algeria to see for herself what was left behind--including their secrets. The Algerian War for Independence sent Na ma's grandfather on a journey of his own, from wealthy olive grove owner and respected veteran of the First World War, to refugee spurned as a harki by his fellow Algerians in the transit camps of southern France, to immigrant barely scratching out a living in the north. The long battle against colonial rule broke apart communities, opened deep rifts within families, and saw the whims of those in even temporary power instantly overturn the lives of ordinary people. Where does Na ma's family fit into this history? How do they fit into France's future? Alice Zeniter's The Art of Losing is a powerful, moving family novel that spans three generations across seventy years and two shores of the Mediterranean Sea. It is a resonant people's history of Algeria and its diaspora. It is a story of how we carry on in the face of loss: loss of country, identity, language, connection. Most of all, it is an immersive, riveting excavation of the inescapable legacies of colonialism, immigration, family, and war.

Across three generations, three wars, two continents, and the mythic waters of the Mediterranean, one family's history leads to an inevitable question: What price do our descendants pay for the choices that we make? Na ma knows Algeria only by the artifacts she encounters in her grandparents' tiny apartment in Normandy: the language her grandmother speaks but Na ma can't understand, the food her grandmother cooks, and the precious things her grandmother carried when they fled. Na ma's father claims to remember nothing; he has made himself French. Her grandfather died before he could tell her his side of the story. But now Na ma will travel to Algeria to see for herself what was left behind--including their secrets. The Algerian War for Independence sent Na ma's grandfather on a journey of his own, from wealthy olive grove owner and respected veteran of the First World War, to refugee spurned as a harki by his fellow Algerians in the transit camps of southern France, to immigrant barely scratching out a living in the north. The long battle against colonial rule broke apart communities, opened deep rifts within families, and saw the whims of those in even temporary power instantly overturn the lives of ordinary people. Where does Na ma's family fit into this history? How do they fit into France's future? Alice Zeniter's The Art of Losing is a powerful, moving family novel that spans three generations across seventy years and two shores of the Mediterranean Sea. It is a resonant people's history of Algeria and its diaspora. It is a story of how we carry on in the face of loss: loss of country, identity, language, connection. Most of all, it is an immersive, riveting excavation of the inescapable legacies of colonialism, immigration, family, and war.

Winner of the International Dublin Literary Award'Remarkable . . . a novel about people that never loses its sense of humanity' – The Sunday Times'Zeniter’s extraordinary achievement is to transform a complicated conflict into a compelling family chronicle.' – The Wall Street JournalNaïma has always known that her father's family were from Algeria – but up until now, that has meant very little to her. Born and raised in France, her knowledge of that foreign country is limited to what she has learned from her grand parents' tiny flat in a crumbling French sink estate: the food cooked for her, the few precious things they brought with them when they fled.On the past, her family is silent. Why was her grandfather Ali forced to leave? Naïma’s father, Hamid, claims to remember nothing. Now, Naïma will see Algeria for herself, will ask the questions about her family’s history that, until now, have had no answers.Spanning three generations across seventy years, The Art of Losing tells the story of how people carry on in the face of loss – the loss of a country, an identity, a way to speak to your children – a story of colonization and immigration, and how we are a product of the things we have left behind.Translated from the French by Frank WynneThis book is supported by the Institut français (Royaume-Uni) as part of the Burgess programme.

A powerful and moving family story about history, immigration and identity, spanning three generations and some seventy years across the two shores of the Mediterranean Sea.

Winner of the International Dublin Literary Award'Remarkable . . . a novel about people that never loses its sense of humanity' – The Sunday Times'Zeniter’s extraordinary achievement is to transform a complicated conflict into a compelling family chronicle.' – The Wall Street JournalNaïma has always known that her father's family were from Algeria – but up until now, that has meant very little to her. Born and raised in France, her knowledge of that foreign country is limited to what she has learned from her grand parents' tiny flat in a crumbling French sink estate: the food cooked for her, the few precious things they brought with them when they fled.On the past, her family is silent. Why was her grandfather Ali forced to leave? Naïma’s father, Hamid, claims to remember nothing. Now, Naïma will see Algeria for herself, will ask the questions about her family’s history that, until now, have had no answers.Spanning three generations across seventy years, The Art of Losing tells the story of how people carry on in the face of loss – the loss of a country, an identity, a way to speak to your children – a story of colonization and immigration, and how we are a product of the things we have left behind.Translated from the French by Frank WynneThis book is supported by the Institut français (Royaume-Uni) as part of the Burgess programme.

Silnaja i otkrovennaja saga o trekh pokolenijakh odnoj semi, proshedshej tri vojny, smenivshej kontinenty. "Iskusstvo terjat" - roman o tom, kakuju tsenu platjat nashi potomki za vybor, kotoryj delaem my.Naima pochti nichego ne znaet ob Alzhire - rodine ee predkov. Ona ne ponimaet arabskogo, ne uvlekaetsja natsionalnoj kukhnej i ne vidit tsennosti v semejnykh bezdelushkakh. Ee dedushka s babushkoj bezhali iz gosudarstva, razorennogo grazhdanskoj vojnoj. Ikh detjam prishlos otrechsja ot proshlogo i svoej kulturnoj identichnosti, chtoby poluchit shans na buduschee vo Frantsii.Teper Naima otpravljaetsja v samostojatelnoe puteshestvie v Alzhir, gde obnaruzhivaet, chto s etoj stranoj ee svjazyvaet gorazdo bolshe, chem ona ozhidala.Istorija o tom, kak my prodolzhaem zhit pered litsom utraty: utraty strany, identichnosti, jazyka, svjazej. O nasledii kolonializma, immigratsii, o seme i vojne. Perevodchik: Khotinskaja Nina Osipovna

Naïma arbeider på et fint galleri i Paris og lever stort sett et spennende liv. En dag ber sjefen hennes henne om å reise til Algérie. Plutselig går det opp for henne hvor lite hun vet om familiens historie og landet de en gang forlot. Det har aldri vært noe annet enn et bakgrunnsteppe uten betydning.Bestfar Ali var fjellbonde i Algerie, og ble tvunget ut av landet da franskmennene tapte krigen. Slik var det for mange algeriere, som hadde samarbeidet med okkupantene. De ble kalt harkier.I Frankrike ble de satt i leire, før de befolket de nybygde drabantbyene og måtte ta til takke med de dårligste jobbene. Tre generasjoner senere er alt endret, men hvordan skal man kunne forstå sin egen historie når ingenting er blitt fortalt.Alice Zeniter har skrevet en kraftfull og modig fortelling som er mer aktuell enn noen gang. Den handler om å være fengslet av sin fortid. Men også om friheten til å være seg selv, utover både sosiale og private stengsler.«... en vakker og tankevekkende roman. (...) en roman om hvor vanskelig det er å løsrive seg fra sin fortid, om hvor lite verdt vi er aleine og om hvor flott, men vanskelig det er å leve.» Jan-Erik Østlie, frifagbevegelse.no

**BESTSELLERROMAN** **SOLGT I MERE END 400.000 EKSEMPLARER I FRANKRIG****VINDER AF GONCOURT-UNGDOMSPRISEN 2017 ** **VINDER AF AVISEN LE MONDES LITTERATURPRIS 2017 **Fra sin plads på færgens dæk ser Naïma Algeriets kyst nærme sig. Bag sig har hun et Paris, der er rystet af terrorangreb, foran sig et land, som indtil nu kun har været et ubetydeligt baggrundstæppe i hendes liv.Naïmas farfar Ali var olivenbonde i Algeriet og måtte flygte ud af landet ved uafhængighedskrigens afslutning i 1962. Sådan gik det for mange algeriere, der havde samarbejdet med kolonimagten. I Frankrig blev de sat i lejre, inden de blev sluset videre til de nybyggede sociale boligområder og de dårligste jobs. Her voksede Naïmas far Hamid op, dybt splittet mellem sin gamle og nye kultur. For Naïma er alt dette fortid, men hvordan skal man forstå sin egen historie, når ingenting er blevet fortalt.Alice Zeniter har med Kunsten at miste skrevet en kraftfuld og modig fortælling, som er mere aktuel end nogensinde, om en familie, der er fanget af sin fortid. Men også om friheden til at være sig selv, på trods af personlige og sociale barrierer.Alice Zeniter (f. 1986) er forfatter, dramaturg og teaterinstruktør, uddannet fra eliteuniversitetet École normale supérieure i Paris. Hun voksede op i Normandiet med en fransk mor og en algerisk far. Kun 16 år gammel debuterede hun som forfatter. Siden da har hun skrevet yderligere fire romaner, der alle er prisbelønnede. Kunsten at miste markerede Zeniters helt store gennembrud i Frankrig. Den er solgt i mere end 400.000 eksemplarer, fik stor kritikerros og vandt bl.a. Goncourt-ungdomsprisen og avisen Le Mondes litteraturpris 2017.

Från sin plats på den vita färjans däck ser Naïma Algeriets kust närma sig. Bakom sig har hon ett Paris skakat av terrorattacker, framför sig en oundviklig konfrontation med det förflutna. Hennes farfar Ali flydde Algeriet vid självständighetskrigets slut 1962 och familjen har under alla år tigit om varför. ”Konsten att förlora” är en släktsaga om nationalism, identitet och främlingskap.