{"product_id":"as-we-exist-a-postcolonial-autobiography-paperback","title":"As We Exist: A Postcolonial Autobiography - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKaoutar Harchi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEmma Ramadan\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this thoughtful coming-of-age memoir, a young sociologist reflects on her Moroccan immigrant parents, their journey to France, and how growing up an outsider shaped her identity.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eImbued with tenderness for her family and a critical view of the challenges facing French North African immigrants, Kaoutar Harchi's probing account illustrates the deeply personal effects of political issues. Mixed with happy memories of her childhood home in eastern France are ever-present reminders of the dangers from which her parents sought to shield her. When they transfer her to a private, Catholic middle school--out of fear of Arab boys from their working-class neighborhood--Kaoutar grows increasingly conscious of her differences, and her conflicted sense of self.\u003cbr\u003e Notable events in her teens--the passing of a law in 2004 banning religious symbols from public schools; the 2005 deaths of Bouna Traoré and Zyed Benna, which sparked riots against police brutality--underscore the injustice of a society that sees Muslims not as equals but as a problem to solve. With elegant, affecting prose, \u003ci\u003eAs We Exist \u003c\/i\u003echarts Kaoutar's political and intellectual awakening, which would become the heart and soul of her work as a sociologist and writer.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKaoutar Harchi \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in Strasbourg, France, and was a visiting professor at New York University in 2019. She is a sociologist whose work focuses on political relations between speciesism, racism, and sexism in postindustrial societies.\u003ci\u003e As We Exist\u003c\/i\u003e is her first book to appear in English. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmma Ramadan \u003c\/b\u003eis an educator and literary translator from French. She is the recipient of the PEN Translation Prize, the Albertine Prize, an NEA Fellowship, and a Fulbright. Her translations include Abdellah Taïa's \u003ci\u003eA Country for Dying\u003c\/i\u003e, Kamel Daoud's \u003ci\u003eZabor, or The Psalms\u003c\/i\u003e, and Barbara Molinard's \u003ci\u003ePanics\u003c\/i\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 7.87 x 5.28 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 14, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47182762672377,"sku":"9781635422849","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/aE5MUzBQSWdzM0F0ZjU0OEplcWlTdz09.webp?v=1767766200","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/as-we-exist-a-postcolonial-autobiography-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}