Si Sharif was on the line. His warmth and excitement delighted me to begin with, breaking the monotony of my nightly silence and loneliness. His voice itself signified a celebration: it was my only link with you after all avenues had been blocked. I took it as a good sign, always bearing the poss...
André Gide: winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1947, French writer André Gide (1869–1951) was known for his fiction as well as his autobiographical works. Bendjedid: a reference to Chadli Bendjedid (1929–2012), who was president of Algeria from 9 February 1979 to 11 January 1992. Ben-idi...