The German Mujahid by Boualem Sansal
Boualem Sansal is an Algerian writer who is very famous right now in France for his books and also for being a courageous critic of religious fanatism. Because of this he seems to not be able to return to Algeria right now. This book won him the Grand prix RTL-Lire in 2008, and he won other important prizes with his newer books. I have a good feeling about this short volume which seems to be about violence, guilt and shame and I intend to read it anyway. There are tons of books about terrorism from a military point of view, and I expect this one focus on the human aspect.
First suggested: June 2016
Supporter(s): Andrei, Nadya, Karina, Wendy