The rise and fall of Massa Moussy is an intense riff of a novel - once you start you'll not draw breath till you reach the end. There's no discussion, no commentary, you're straight into Massa's ambitions, views and experiences. This is contemporary Algeria and the clashes of western and fundamentalist beliefs, of self and family, of religion and politics are everywhere. But it's Massa's voice that pulls you in to a fast, provocative read.
