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"Shérazade est le premier tome d'une trilogie dans lequel on découvre une héroïne moderne au nom mythique. Leila Sebbar a gardé le caractère attachant et rusé de la conteuse des Mille et une Nuits, tout en lui insufflant une indépendance et une liberté propres à la nouvelle génération arabe. Fugueuse insoumise et insaisissable, Shérazade s'intègre à la jeunesse border line parisienne. Vol, drogue, prostitution sont autant de milieux qu'elle côtoie, au gré des rencontres ... Un roman d'apprentissage fort et percutant."
"herazade is seventeen, Algerian, and a runaway in Paris. This novel exposes with honesty and lyricism the various issues that affect a young woman living in a city which is both sophisticated and provincial, liberal and conservative, tolerant and prejudiced. In Paris, Sherazade is pursued by Julian, the son of French-Algerians who is an ardent Arabist. Pigeon-holed by Julian into the traditional exotic mold, Sherazade endeavors to create her own definition of Algerian femininity and in doing so breaks down conventions and stereotypes. It is Julian's obsession with her that spurs her on to self-discovery and to make decisions about her future. Sherazade is about a young woman haunted by her Algerian past. It is a powerful account of a person who searches for her true identity but is caught between worlds Africa and Europe, her parents' and her own, colony and capital."
"Sherazade is seventeen, Algerian, and a runaway in Paris. This novel exposes with honesty and lyricism the various issues that affect a young woman living in a city which is both sophisticated and provincial, liberal and conservative, tolerant and prejudiced. In Paris, Sherazade is pursued by Julian, the son of French-Algerians who is an ardent Arabist. Pigeon-holed by Julian into the traditional exotic mold, Sherazade endeavors to create her own definition of Algerian femininity and in doing so breaks down conventions and stereotypes. It is Julian's obsession with her that spurs her on to s."@en