{"product_id":"the-german-mujahid","title":"The German Mujahid","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThe German Mujahid\u003c\/em\u003e mesmerizes from the very first sentence and commands you not to evade or recoil.\" \u003cem\u003eWords Without Borders\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by the work of Primo Levi, \u003cem\u003eThe German Mujahid\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of the Schiller brothers, Rachel and Malrich, born in Algeria to a German father and an Algerian mother, and raised by an elderly uncle in one of the toughest ghettos in France. Rachel is a model immigrant-hard-working, upstanding, law-abiding-while Malrich is drifting, becoming increasingly alienated and angry. When Islamic fundamentalists in Algeria murder their parents, the lives of both brothers are transformed, both by the deaths of their parents and by the shocking truth that emerges afterwards. Rachel, the model son, buckles under the weight of the family revelations. Malrich, the outcast, will have to face the awful truth alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on a true story and the first Arab novel to confront the Holocaust, \u003cem\u003eThe German Mujahid\u003c\/em\u003e is a groundbreaking novel and a heartfelt reflection on the harsh imperatives of history by one of Algeria's leading contemporary writers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Thought-provoking on many levels, perhaps the ultimate moral to this tale is the timeless one of how the sins of the father can affect the next generation.\" \u003cem\u003eThe Austin Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A marvelous, devilishly well-constructed novel.\" \u003cem\u003eL'Express\u003c\/em\u003e (France)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Europa Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51947281907943,"sku":"9781933372921","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_47e2b40b-86e3-4883-8e9c-16ffb14ef59c.jpg?v=1775485887","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/the-german-mujahid","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}