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“Balak”, chance master of our destiny?

The writer Chawki Amari is the guest of De Vive(s) Voix for his book “Balak”.

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By: Chantal Lorho Follow

Balak 

" is both the story of the Zahiroune, a mysterious sect that foments a revolution, a vitriolic portrait of Algeria and its security excesses, and a philosophical questioning of the role of chance in our lives. .

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Chawki Amari

  is a writer, journalist, columnist, caricaturist, illustrator, actor and geologist by training.

He presents his latest novel " 

Balak

 ", published

by the Observatory editions,

both light and deep, absurd and serious, funny and caustic to talk about a very philosophical theme, chance, and paints an uncompromising portrait. of his native country, Algeria. 

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