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

The Tongue's Blood Does Not Run Dry

Assia Djebar with Tegan Raleigh

224 pages first pub 1997 (editions)

fiction short stories challenging reflective sad medium-paced

Description

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 20 reviews

Moods

challenging 100%
dark 100%
emotional 100%
informative 100%
reflective 100%
sad 100%
hopeful 50%

Pace

slow 100%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 50% | Character: 50%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 50% | No: 50%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 100%

Average rating

3.5

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