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Danon, Vitalis, 1897-1969,

Ninette of Sin Street : a novella / by Vitalis Danon ; edited with an introduction and notes by Lia Brozgal and Sarah Abrevaya Stein ; translated by Jane Kuntz. - 1 online resource

"First published in 1938 in French under the title Ninette de la rue du Péché: une nouvelle populiste by Éditions de la Kahéna, Tunis, Tunisia."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Ninette is an unlikely protagonist: Compelled by poverty to work as a prostitute, she dreams of a better life and and an education for her son. Plucky and street-wise, she enrolls her son in the local school and the story unfolds as she narrates her life to the school's headmistress. Ninette's account is both a classic rags-to-riches tale and a subtle, incisive critique of French colonialism."-- From back cover.

ISBN: 9781503602298 (electronic bk.) 150360229X (electronic bk.)

Standard No.: 40027150452

LCCN: 2016044145

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Jews--Tunisia--Fiction.
Juifs--Tunisie--Romans, nouvelles, etc.
FICTION / General
Jews.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Tunisia--Fiction.
Tunisia.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
novellas.
Fiction.
Novellas.
Novellas.
Novellas.

LC Class. No.: PQ3989.D3

Dewey Class. No.: 843/.912