Pieds noirs in northern France experienced spiritual death in exile.

Evidence

Of the pieds noirs who headed for northern France, their “souls died”, says Anne Loesch with sad nostalgia. Of herself, exiled in a grey Paris, she wrote, “I yearn to run across the beach and look at the sun dying in the sea.” — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1661

Categorization

• FICTION: The exiled pied noir gaze across the Mediterranean is a rich setting for fiction about displacement.
• XREF: connects to: Nearly 1.4 million pieds noirs resettled in France after Algerian independence — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1620; The pied noir dilemma left its people dispossessed in both countries. — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1642

Related

• Nearly 1.4 million pieds noirs resettled in France after Algerian independence (similarity 0.81)
• The pied noir dilemma left its people dispossessed in both countries. (similarity 0.79)
• The pied noir exodus far outpaced French government predictions (similarity 0.79)