The Secrets of Folder 42
Abdelmajid Sebbata author Raphael Cohen translator
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Banipal Books
Published:10th May '24
Should be back in stock very soon
Shortlisted for the 2021 International Prize for Arabic Fiction.
In this thriller-cum-jigsaw puzzle, two storylines play out across continents and true historical events as American novelist Christine McMillan and student Rachid Bennacer aim to solve The Secrets of Folder 42, while chess champion Zouhair Belkacem, shunted off to medical school in Moscow, returns to Morocco in time for a spectacular crunch day.
In this thriller-cum-jigsaw puzzle, two storylines play out across continents and true historical events as American novelist Christine McMillan and student Rachid Bennacer aim to solve The Secrets of Folder 42, while chess champion Zouhair Belkacem, shunted off to medical school in Moscow, returns to Morocco in time for a spectacular crunch day.
- The original Arabic edition of the book, entitled Al-Malaf 42 was shortlisted – details here: https://arabicfiction.org/en/node/1717
ISBN: 9781913043414
Dimensions: 216mm x 135mm x 24mm
Weight: 363g
368 pages