Kahlil is twenty-three years old. He grew up in Brussels. As part of a group, he will detonate a suicide vest at the Stade de France.
When he pushed the button, nothing happens. Now alone in Paris - a city he has never been to before - he must escape and explain that the belt must be faulty. He is most worried about what the leaders of the group will think of him.
One friend dead, one good friend left, a twin sister who keep trying to talk to him and an estranged family, Kahlil does not know what to do next.
Khadra is a powerful storyteller. Years ago, I read his novel The Attack and it is still one of the most heartbreaking main characters I have read. He is an incredible writer.
Khadra, Yasmina. (2021). Kahlil. New York: Double Day.
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