Salah El Moncef

A Lyrical Portrait of War and Survival in WWII Libya

In this powerful memoir, Lyn Barrett recounts her journey through Dissociative Identity Disorder, revealing how a family crisis unearthed her long-buried childhood trauma. Crazy: Reclaiming Life from the Shadow of Traumatic Memory is a story of resilience and transformation — the reclaiming of a life once fragmented by trauma.

Peggy KurkowskiApril 7, 2026

Fiction

Literary Tale of Sadness, Sorrow and Grief Told by a Poet

Should a book ever win a prize for its unreliable narrator, bet on The Offering (Penelope Books) by Salah el Moncef. The narrator in question is Tariq Abbassi, a lapsed Muslim who leaves Tunisia to study philosophy at the Sorbonne but ends up running a successful Middle Eastern restaurant in…

Joanna PoncavageNovember 7, 2022

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20 Favorites From 2022 That You’ve Probably Never Heard Of

“Where readers come to discover.” That’s BookTrib’s new tagline, effective with our redesigned website launching today. BookTrib’s editors have the privilege of helping readers discover hundreds of authors who hardly are household names, in many cases have just written their first books, and in all cases are worthy of your…

Jim AlkonNovember 28, 2022

Fiction

Novella Imagines Mussolini’s Role in Libyan Family’s Life

On the cusp of the Second World War, Mussolini held Libya in the grips of his fascist rule. His dictatorship aimed to colonize the country which sustained anti-capitalist and anti-fascist sentiments. Salah El Moncef’s Benghazi (Penelope Books) is a fictionalized version of this historical event, told from the perspective of…

Megan BeauregardDecember 13, 2022

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From Tunisia to France, This Author’s Novel Charts a Path of Artistry Amid Hardship

“If you choose to seek refuge in the life of the imagination in creative, constructive ways, that unique space within your mind will become your best remedy against life’s trials.” Those are the inspiring words of Salah el Moncef, whose critically acclaimed novel The Offering explores the nature of loss…

BookTribNovember 21, 2022

A Lyrical Portrait of War and Survival in WWII Libya

20 Favorites From 2022 That You’ve Probably Never Heard Of

From Tunisia to France, This Author’s Novel Charts a Path of Artistry Amid Hardship

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