The Last Summer of Reason (Paperback)

from jonfaith

Can a man exist with a heart capable of committing the horrors thus told?This brief, terrifying tale of dystopia was found in he author's papers after fundamentalists killed him outside his home in in Algeria in 1992. This is an interminable nightmare, but one with blessing. Such terrors are sanc...

from akeela

Tahar Djaout was an Algerian novelist, poet and journalist and an outspoken critic of the extremism prevalent in his country during the 90s. He was murdered at the age of 39 by Islamist militants. This novel was found amongst his papers after his death. This is a beautifully written and moving no...

from labfs39

The Last Summer of Reason is a dystopian novel set in a time when Islamic fundamentalists have taken over a country with Orwellian surveillance. The main character, Boualem, is a bookseller, an occupation doomed under the new regime, but one which Boualem cannot give up without losing his identit...

from jonfaith

Can a man exist with a heart capable of committing the horrors thus told?This brief, terrifying tale of dystopia was found in he author's papers after fundamentalists killed him outside his home in in Algeria in 1992. This is an interminable nightmare, but one with blessing. Such terrors are sanc...

from hemlokgang

The manuscript of this novella was found amongst Tahar Djaout's belongings after he was assassinated for his writing by Islamists in Algeria. This story is poetic, poignant, and horrifying. Another example of the dangerous combination of fear & ignorance. Beautifully written! I felt the tension o...