Shantytown Kid: Le Gone Du Chaaba

by Azouz Begag

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One day an illiterate Algerian immigrant in Lyon gave his son, Azouz Begag, a book, saying, "This book is a bird." How Begag took flight on the wings of learning is one of the stories that unfolds in this captivating autobiographical novel of growing up amid the multicultural complexities of contemporary France. Determined to leave behind the poverty of his shantytown life, Begag works to become a star pupil at the local primary school--earning the...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0803262582

ISBN13:9780803262584

Release Date:April 2007

Publisher:Bison Books

Length:244 Pages

Weight:0.80 lbs.

Dimensions:0.4" x 5.6" x 8.4"

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Contemporary Education & Reference Fiction Foreign Language Fiction Foreign Language Study & Reference Instruction Literature & Fiction Words, Language & Grammar

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