Streetwise - Brossura

Choukri, Mohamed

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1846590272 ISBN 13: 9781846590276

Casa editrice: Telegram, 2007

Riassunto

The story of Mohamed Choukri's life is continued in the sequel to For Bread Alone. In his early twenties, Choukri takes the momentous decision to learn to read and write. when not at school he hangs out in cafes, drinking and smoking kif. Some nights he sleeps in a dosshouse, but mostly he sleeps in mosques or on the street, while local prostitutes taken him home, providing some human solace.

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Recensione:

'As a writer, he is in an enviable position, though he paid a high price for it in suffering.' --Paul Bowles

'Choukri's irrepressible, ultimately indomitable spirit is most touching and human.' --The Independent

'Choukri is a powerful teller of stories. His telling of oppression is vivid and remarkable.' --Morning Star

L'autore:

Mohamed Choukri (1935-2003) is one of North Africa's most controversial and widely read authors. After a childhood of poverty and petty crime, Choukri learned how to read and write at the age of twenty. He then became a teacher and writer, finally being awarded the chair of Arabic Literature at Ibn Batuta College in Tangier. Paul Bowles is a distinguished writer and translator who is best known for his novel The Sheltering Sky.

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• Editore: Telegram
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1846590272
• ISBN 13: 9781846590276
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 222