Abdellah Taïa's new novel explored on France Culture

The French-Moroccan writer discusses his latest book, Promesses, on the podcast Le Book Club.

A sunlit room with an empty armchair and a child's toy on the floor, suggesting a quiet friendship across generations.

Abdellah Taïa is the guest of the France Culture podcast Le Book Club, in an episode devoted to his latest novel, Promesses, broadcast on September 3.

According to the episode's summary, the book follows a friendship between a young Moroccan immigrant and a very young child, tracing two parallel searches: one for fidelity to oneself, the other for fidelity to one's dreams.

No further details on the novel's publisher or release date were given in the material available.

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