Description
A semiautobiographical homage to origins, this moving coming-of-age story follows a Berber youth as he confronts the daily weight of poverty and the obstacles that threaten to limit his future. Told in a four-part arc—Family, Elder Son, War, and an Epilogue—it traces how love, responsibility, and endurance shape a young life as hardship and history press in from every side. With clear-eyed realism and deep emotional resonance, the narrative explores education as both a dream and a battleground, while also illuminating the bonds of family and the social forces that determine who gets to rise. In the tradition of Mouloud Feraoun’s humane, lyrical storytelling, the book becomes less a plot-driven tale than a portrait of perseverance—an adult’s return to the boy he once was.
Available Editions
paperback
University of Virginia Press
Published Feb 28, 2005
153 pages
ISBN: 9780813923260
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Details
First Published
2005
Language
fra
Translation
From: fra
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Poor Man's Son by Mouloud Feraoun.