Mon Étincelle (2017)
Mon Étincelle, published on 7 September 2017 by Le Tripode, is a polyphonic novella written over three months during a five-month writing residency in Lattes, near Montpellier. The novel follows Étincelle as she travels by plane from Grande Comore to Anjouan, caught in turbulence, and recounts the love stories her mother’s memories whispered to her. The characters bear names that are already theses: Douleur, Douceur, Efferalgan, Dafalgan, Vitamine, Calcium.
The novel was a finalist for the Prix Méditerranée des lycéens 2018 and selected for the Prix Carbet de la Caraïbe et du Tout-Monde. Alain Mabanckou sees in it « one of the most extraordinary love stories ».
Sources and references
- « Ali Zamir », Wikipedia in French
- « Mon Étincelle », Le Tripode, https://le-tripode.net/livre/ali-zamir/mon-etincelle
- « A mépriser le « verbe » Ali Zamir brûle le monde », Muzdalifa House