A Bookshop in Algiers by Kaouther Adimi

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The bookshop on Rue Charras has finally closed.

On Rue Charras, the bookshop Les Vraies Richesses is finally closed, mourned by an old man, Abdallah.

In Algiers, in 1936, the young Edmond Charlot fulfilled his dream of setting up Les Vraies Richesses: “…a library, a bookstore, a publishing house, but above all a place for friends who love the literature of the Mediterranean.”

Throughout the turbulent history of 20th century Algeria, Les Vraies Richesses remained. But now, in 2017, it has closed for good, destined to be turned into a beignet shop.

A young student, Ryad, has arrived to clear out the shop, but he is keenly watched by Abdallah, an old man and former employee of Les Vraies Richesses …

Episode One
On Rue Charras, the bookshop Les Vraies Richesses is finally closed, mourned by an old man, Abdallah.

Kaouther Adimi was born in Algeria and lives in France. A Bookshop in Algiers is her third novel and was published in France in 2017, where it got the trifecta of major French award nominations (the Goncourt, Renaudot and Médicis prizes).

Writer: Kaouther Adimi
Translator: Chris Andrews
Reader: Raad Rawi 
Abridger: Jeremy Osborne
Producer: Jeremy Osborne

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Set against the turbulent history of 20th-century Algeria, Adimi's thrid novel is inspired by the true story of an extraordinary bookshop and the man who founded it.

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