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Amara Lakhous

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born

January 01, 1970 in Algeria

gender

male

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http://www.amaralakhous.com/

genre

Literature & Fiction

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Amara Lakhous was born in Algiers in 1970. He has a degree in philosophy from the University of Algiers and another in cultural anthropology from the University la Sapienza, Rome. He recently completed a Ph.D. thesis entitled “Living Islam as a Minority.” His first novel, Le cimici e il pirata (Bedbugs and the Pirate), was published in 1999. Clash of Civilizations Over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio, winner of Italy’s prestigious Flaiano prize, is his second novel. He lives in Italy.

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Books by Amara Lakhous

Average rating: 3.66 · 328 ratings · 82 reviews · 3 distinct works

	Clash of Civilizations Over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio by Amara Lakhous, Ann Goldstein (Translator) 3.67 avg rating — 294 ratings — published 2006 — 7 editions	My rating:
	Divorce Islamic Style 3.55 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Un Pirata Piccolo Piccolo by Amara Lakhous, F. Leggio (Translator) 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2011	My rating:

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Quotes by Amara Lakhous

“So many people consider their work a daily punishment. Whereas I love my work as a translator. Translation is a journey over a sea from one shore to the other. Sometimes I think of myself as a smuggler: I cross the frontier of language with my booty of words, ideas, images, and metaphors.”
― Amara Lakhous, Clash of Civilizations Over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio

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