Dhia Bousselmi

The novel revolves around Salah Garmadi, a university professor specializing in linguistics, and his fight in the 1970s against the Bourguiba regime in Tunisia. It traces his relationships with his students, lover, colleagues, the police, and politicians. At a time when Tunisia was known for its most repressive regimes, Salah Garmadi was an example of a defender of freedom and a champion of an open Tunisia. As a result, he became a target not only of the regime but also of Islamists at the time. So was the car crash a mere coincidence or a carefully orchestrated act by his enemies?