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For Bread Alone

By Paul Bowles , Mohamed Choukri

Book information

Publisher
Telegram Books
Year
2007
ISBN
1846590108, 9781846590108
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
259 kB (265186 bytes)
Edition
2nd
Pages
169\0
Time added
2016-08-08 17:01:18

Description

“A true story of human desperation, shattering in its impact.”—Tennessee WilliamsDriven by famine from their home in the Rif, Mohamed’s family walks to Tangiers in search of a better life. But his father is unable to find work and grows violent. Mohamed learns how to charm and steal. During a short spell in a filthy Moroccan jail, a fellow inmate kindles his life-altering love of poetry.The distinguished writer Paul Bowles, perhaps best known for his novel The Sheltering Sky, collaborated closely with Mohamed Choukri on the translation of For Bread Alone, and penned the introduction.

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