Kiffe Kiffe Tomorrow

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A tale for anyone who has ever lived outside looking in, especially from that alien country called adolescence. A funny, heartfelt story from a wise guy who happens to be a girl. If you've ever fallen in love, if you've ever had your heart broken, this story is your story." -- Sandra Cisneros, author of THE HOUSE ON MANGO STREET En conclusion, je peux et veux dire que même si cela n'est pas de la littérature… classique, ce livre est magnifique.

And it was lovely to meet Doria and Yasmina. Their relationship was the best thing of all. Doria’s pride in her mother and how she was working to support them both. Yasmina’s confidence in her daughter, tempered with concern and uncertainly about what the future might hold. Et en effet, c'est un roman qui m'a réservé quelques surprises. Je suis d'abord rentré dans le livre avec un certain plaisir car il est écrit de façon très agréable, très fluide, très compréhensible malgré quelques termes de verlan ou dit « des cités » qui ne gênent absolument pas la lecture et font vraiment parti du langage de notre monde, donc en quelque sorte de notre quotidien. Faïza Guène est réalisatrice de plusieurs courts-métrages. Parmi ceux-ci, on notera : "La Zonzonnière" en 1999, "RTT et Rumeurs" en 2002 et "Rien que des mots" en 2004.The difference with her parents’ generation and their children’s, says Guène, is that they accepted not being considered French because they hadn’t grown up in France. “But I was told that I was French, a child of the republic. It was an unkept promise.” If I didn’t have personality, I would have been eaten alive. In retrospect, I realised how difficult and brutal the media coverage was. I was the first of my kind and was treated like a court jester, a freak.” Dad, he wanted a son. For his pride, his reputation, his family honor, and I’m sure lots of other stupid reasons.” Et si vraiment on considère ce livre comme un roman, on ressent tout différemment. Cela pourrait être une sorte de « one-woman show » avec toute la finesse d'observation et de retransmission nécessaire au plaisir du public, véhiculant un message.

The title of this book, Kiffe kiffe demain, must give translators nightmares. The problem is that it’s a play on words, and not just on any normal words, but ghetto slang. “ Kif kif” is vernacular roughly meaning “same ‘ole, same ‘ole”; “ kiffer” is vernacular meaning “to like/love”. The title has a bittersweet tang derived from the opposing feelings of despair (“same ‘ole shit tomorrow”) and hope (“loving tomorrow”). That title must also give those tight-arsed asshats at the French Academy nightmares. “But zis is ghetto Frrench! Quelle horreur!” Son premier roman, "Kiffe kiffe demain", a été l'une des meilleures ventes de l'année 2004. Elle publie en 2006 "Du rêve pour les oufs", puis, en 2008, "Les gens du Balto", aux éditions Hachette Littératures. En 2014, "Un homme, ça ne pleure pas" chez Fayard est lauréat du Prix littéraire des lycéens et apprentis de Bourgogne en 2015. We tell ourselves, they went through all that and we are still treated the same way. The question now is how to deal with the anger [we feel].” Just Like Tomorrow" (2006), " Dreams from the Endz" (2008), and " Bar Balto" (2012) by Faïza Guène, are available from Penguin, translated by Sarah ArdizzoneGuène says that at the time, she was constantly asked what it was like to live in a violent, disenfranchised suburb. But her experience was not one of violence, instead, it was one of a tightly knit community. Guène finds the images from these matches, 20 years apart, enlightening. Ladj Ly’s scene on the Champs Elysees “means so much more than just the match; [it] represents an ideal of what the spirit of unity should be,” she says. Faïza Guène (born 7 June 1985) is a French writer and director, best known for her two novels, Kiffe kiffe demain and Du rêve pour les oufs. She has also directed several short films, including Rien que des mots (2004).