A Semite: A Memoir of Algeria by Denis Guénoun

In this vivid memoir, Denis Guénoun excavates his family’s past and progressively fills out a portrait of an imposing, enigmatic father. René Guénoun was a teacher and a pioneer, and his secret support for Algerian independence was just one of the many things he did not discuss with his teenaged son. To be Algerian, pro-independence, a French citizen, a Jew, and a Communist were not, to René’s mind, dissonant allegiances. He believed Jews and Arabs were bound by an authentic fraternity and could only realize a free future together. 

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A Semite: A Memoir of Algeria by Denis Guénoun