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Algeria is beautiful like America, written by Olivia Burton ; illustrated by Mahi Grand ; translation by Edward Gauvin ; editing, localization and layout by Mike Kennedy

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Algeria is beautiful like America, written by Olivia Burton ; illustrated by Mahi Grand ; translation by Edward Gauvin ; editing, localization and layout by Mike Kennedy

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eng

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contains biographical information

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non fiction

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Algeria is beautiful like America

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comics graphic novels

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1005112995

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written by Olivia Burton ; illustrated by Mahi Grand ; translation by Edward Gauvin ; editing, localization and layout by Mike Kennedy

Summary

Olivia had always heard stories about Algeria from her maternal grandmother, a Black Foot (a "Pied-Noir," the French term for Christian and Jewish settlers of French Algeria who emigrated to France after the Algerian War of Independence). After her grandmother's death, Olivia found some of her grandmother's journals and letters describing her homeland. Now, ten years later, she resolves to travel to Algeria and experience the country for herself. Olivia's quest to understand her origins will bring her to face questions about heritage, history, shame, friendship, memory, nostalgia, fantasy, the nature of exile, and our unending quest to understand who we are and where we come from

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