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<p>Her work focuses on the paradoxical existence of the migrant. She is currently pursuing a PhD in political philosophy on abolishing prisons. Oroppais her first novel. Safae speaks fluent Arabic, Dutch, German, French and English.</p>

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Safae el Khannoussi

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With boundless energy, El Khannoussi takes us to the hidden corners of Europe. Oroppa can only be compared with the best of South American literature.

The novel shows compellingly how Morocco’s colonial and political history still affects the lives of migrants in European cities today (Berlin, Amsterdam, Paris). I read it as a swirling ode to resistance, celebratory without being naive 
about the damage people suffer. Oroppa also shows that stories are like water, finding their way no matter what.

Oroppa is a metafictional masterpiece. It made me feel like I was reading a Salman Rushdie novel. Safae el Khannoussi writes stories in stories and effortlessly takes the reader into the present, the past and the imagination.

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Europe as seen through the disillusioned  but loving gaze of migrants in this  phenomenal mosaic novel

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Oroppa

It’s rare for a debut to cause such a stir: rave reviews, a spot on the bestseller list and the highest number of mentions in ‘best of 2024’ round-ups in the Netherlands. Oroppa is an ode to Europe in the form of a kaleidoscope of stories from people living there or passing through.

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