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The ardent swarm : a novel / Yamen Manai ; translated from the French by Lara Vergnaud.
"Sidi lives a hermetic life as a bee whisperer, tending to his beloved 'girls' on the outskirts of the desolate North African village of Nawa. He wakes one morning to find that something has attacked one of his beehives, brutally killing every inhabitant. Heartbroken, he soon learns that a mysterious swarm of vicious hornets committed the mass murder--but where did they come from, and how can he stop them? If he is going to unravel this mystery and save his bees from annihilation, Sidi must venture out into the village and then brave the big city and beyond in search of answers. Along the way, he discovers a country and a people turned upside down by their new post-Arab Spring reality as Islamic fundamentalists seek to influence votes any way they can on the eve of the country's first democratic elections. To succeed in his quest, and find a glimmer of hope to protect all that he holds dear, Sidi will have to look further than he ever imagined. In this brilliantly accessible modern-day parable, Yamen Manai uses a masterful blend of humor and drama to reveal what happens in a country shaken by revolutionary change after the world stops watching."--Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781542020473
- ISBN: 1542020476
- ISBN: 9781542020459
- ISBN: 154202045X
- Physical Description: 192 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: Seattle : Amazon Crossing, 2021.
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Previously published as L'amas ardent by Éditions Elyzad in Tunisia in 2017."--Title page verso. |
| Language Note: | In English. Translated from the French. |
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| Subject: | Beekeepers > Fiction. Africa, North > Politics and government > 21st century > Fiction. Beekeepers. Politics and government. North Africa. |
| Genre: | Fiction. Social problem fiction. Social problem fiction. Tunisian fiction (French) fiction > Translations into English. |
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