Kaoutar Harchi was born in Strasbourg, France, and was a visiting professor at New York University in 2019. A sociologist whose work focuses on culture, she studies the French-speaking world as an intellectual and social field and the trajectories of Algerian novelists who have obtained recognition in France. As We Exist is her first book to appear in English.
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In this thoughtful coming-of-age memoir, a young sociologist reflects on her Moroccan immigrant parents, their journey to France, and how growing up an outsider shaped her identity. Imbued with tenderness for her family and a critical view of the chall... SEE MORE