Our Customers say Excellent 4.7 / 5 reviews on Trustpilot Trustpilot reviews
Sell on Wakuda

Share with Friends

A Girl Called Eel By Ali Zamir

£9.22

A story told in a single sentence, A Girl Called Eel is a memorial, a reckoning, and a powerful narrative imbued with a prevailing sense of urgency.

Estimated delivery on 20 - 21 May, 2026
Added to wishlistRemoved from wishlist 0
Purchase & earn 9 points!
Payment Methods
Secure Checkout
Powered by Paypal
30-day returns
as standard

Share with Friends

A Girl Called Eel By Ali Zamir

 

“It is rare to say about a book that you have never read anything like it, and this is one such case.” Elle

“A pure diamond, a magnificent event. A mind-blowing debut novel.” Le Point

Eel is a 17-year-old girl who leaves her rock on the archipelago of Comoros to lose herself at sea. She drifts between two states of mind and between two islands ‘in a hollow maze’, evoking her memories so as to forget nothing and so as to delay the inevitable outcome.

Confronted with the pressing immediacy of imminent death, Eel recounts the story of her whole life in one long, sustained breath, in a series of brief couplets.

 

DETAILS 

• Pages: 271
Publisher: Jacaranda books
Imprint: Jacaranda Books
Series: Jacaranda
Publication Date: 6th June 2019
Trim Size: 128 x 196 mm
ISBN: 9781909762817
Format: B-format paperback

 

AUTHOR BIO:

Ali Zamir was born on Anjouan in the Comoros. He studied French Literature at the University of Cairo and attained his Master’s degree from there in 2010. He has since returned to Anjouan where he has been the Director of Culture and Cooperative Activities for the island since 2014. First published in French as Anguille sous roche by Le Tripode in 2016, A Girl Called Eel is his first novel.
Aneesa Abbas Higgins became a literary translator after a long career as a teacher. Among the authors she has translated are François Garde, Vénus Khoury-Ghata, and Elisa Shua Dusapin.

 

Check out more of our products at our shop

User Reviews

0.0 out of 5
0
0
0
0
0
Write a review

There are no reviews yet.

Only logged in customers who have purchased this product may leave a review.

Added to wishlistRemoved from wishlist 0
Colours of Hatred By Obinna Udenwe

Colours of Hatred By Obinna Udenwe


Sold by Jacaranda Books
£10.20
Purchase & earn 10 points!
Added to wishlistRemoved from wishlist 0
With Your Bad Self By Kerika Fields

With Your Bad Self By Kerika Fields


Sold by Jacaranda Books
£13.23
Purchase & earn 13 points!
Added to wishlistRemoved from wishlist 0
Stick To My Roots: A Music Memoir

Stick To My Roots: A Music Memoir


Sold by Jacaranda Books
£11.22
Purchase & earn 11 points!
Added to wishlistRemoved from wishlist 0
Breaking the Maafa Chain By Anni Domingo

Breaking the Maafa Chain By Anni Domingo


Sold by Jacaranda Books
£17.42
Purchase & earn 17 points!
Added to wishlistRemoved from wishlist 0
A Quick Ting On: Grime

A Quick Ting On: Grime


Sold by Jacaranda Books
£12.99
Purchase & earn 13 points!
Added to wishlistRemoved from wishlist 0
Evelyn Dove Britain's black cabaret queen

Evelyn Dove Britain’s black cabaret queen


Sold by Jacaranda Books
£13.34
Purchase & earn 13 points!

Join the Wakuda community today 10% off your first order and an exclusive Wakuda Tote bag

Wakuda
Logo
Shopping cart