The Tongue's Blood Does Not Run Dry: Algerian Stories by Assia Djebar

The Tongue's Blood Does Not Run Dry: Algerian Stories

Assia Djebar with Tegan Raleigh (Translator)

219 pages first pub 1997 (editions)

fiction short stories challenging reflective sad medium-paced
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What happens when catastrophe becomes an everyday occurrence? Each of the seven stories in Assia Djebar's The Tongue's Blood Does Not Run Dry reaches into the void where normal and impossible realities coexist. All the stories were written in 1995...

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Community Reviews Summary of 24 reviews

Moods

dark 100%
informative 100%
sad 100%
emotional 80%
challenging 40%
reflective 40%
tense 40%
hopeful 20%

Pace

slow 75%
medium 25%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 66% | A mix: 33%

Strong character development?

No: 33% | It's complicated: 33% | N/A: 33%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 33% | N/A: 33% | Yes: 33%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 66% | No: 33%

Average rating

3.53

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