What the Day Owes the Night by Yasmina Khadra (Book Analysis)
What the Day Owes the Night by Yasmina Khadra (Book Analysis)
Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
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This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of What the Day Owes the Night by Yasmina Khadra. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel’s plot, characters and main themes, including colonialism, love and identity. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time.
This clear and detailed 58-page reading guide is structured as follows:
- Biography of Yasmina Khadra
- Presentation of What the Day Owes the Night
- Summary of What the Day Owes the Night
- Character study
- Issa
- The narrator, Younes/Jonas
- Mahi
- Germaine
- Émilie
- Jean-Christophe Lamy
- Fabrice Scamaroni
- Simon Benyamin
- André Sosa
- Jelloul
- Analysis of What the Day Owes the Night
- A coming-of-age novel
- A character searching for identity
- Colonial Algeria and the desire for independence
- A love that was not meant to be
About What the Day Owes the Night
What the Day Owes the Night is a coming-of-age story which follows the life of Younes, a young Algerian boy who is renamed Jonas when he is adopted into the pied-noir community by his wealthy aunt and uncle. It charts his struggle to understand his own identity, his experiences during the Algerian War of Independence, and his relationship with Émilie, a young Frenchwoman whose path crosses his on countless occasions throughout their lives. What the Day Owes the Night was originally published in French in 2008, and was adapted into a film in 2012.
About Yasmina Khadra
Yasmina Khadra is the pen-name of Mohammed Moulessehoul, who was born in Algeria in 1955. He began his literary career during his 36 years of service in the Algerian army, and adopted his wife’s name as a pseudonym in order to avoid military censorship. He did not reveal his true identity until after he had left the army and moved to France. His novels are written in French, but have also been translated into many other languages and, in some cases, adapted into films. They have won several literary awards, including the Prix des Libraires.
Product details
ISBN | 9782806296405 |
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Publisher | Plurilingua Publishing |
Collection | Brightsummaries.com |
Format | |
Pages | 58 |
File size | 2.2 MB |