Summary
Jbara, a young shepherdess in a Maghreb village, addresses Allah in a monologue that blends anger, humour and prayer. She tells of poverty, prostitution, marriage and confinement, and fights to remain standing before men as before God.
Translations
- ZorngebeteGerman · Wagenbach
- Sånt jag berättar för AllahSwedish · Ordfront
- Confesiones a AláSpanish · Demipage
- Dear Allah (titre de travail du catalogue de droits)anglais · aucun
Adaptations
- Stage adaptation of Confidences à AllahDirected by Gérard Gelas at the Théâtre du Chêne noir, Avignon Off festival 2008, then at the Théâtre du Petit-Montparnasse in Paris and on tour. Alice Belaïdi, alone on stage, received the Molière award for best newcomer in 2010.
- Graphic novelConfidences à Allah adapted by Eddy Simon (script) and Marie Avril (artwork), Futuropolis, 2015.
Awards
- Prix Nice-Baie-des-Anges
References
Léo Scheer · BnF · Babelio