Synopses & Reviews
Imagine becoming accustomed to terror on a daily basis. Imagine finding it normal to betray your neighbour. Imagine your worst fears being replaced by complacency, your natural compassion by cold indifference. In the Name of God illustrates the way evil can become a part of everyday life. And it is the story of Algeria today.
Review
"From the young religious fanatic to the upstanding police officer; from the disillusioned addict to the lusted-after young woman. The characters are magnificently captured. We are taken through a vast gallery of portraits, sketched with the intensity reminiscent of A Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Garcia Marquez." Le Nouvel Observateur, Paris
Review
"Yasmina Khadra is one of the rare writers capable of giving meaning to the violence in Algeria today." Newsweek
About the Author
Yasmina Khadra is a pseudonym. The author has chosen to keep his/her identity a secret for security reasons. As a leading critic in France has written: "A he or a she? It doesn't matter. What matters is that Yasmina Khadra is today one of Algeria's most important writers."