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A Palace in the Old Village: A Novel

By Tahar Ben Jelloun

Book information

Publisher
Penguin (Non-Classics)
Year
2011
ISBN
0143118471, 9780143118473
Language
english
Format
MOBI
Filesize
267 kB (272909 bytes)
Edition
Original
Pages
192\0
Time added
2012-03-09 12:00:00

Description

The latest novel from "Morocco's greatest living author" (The Guardian) Award-winning, internationally bestselling author Tahar Ben Jelloun's new novel is the story of an immigrant named Mohammed who has spent forty years in France and is about to retire. Taking stock of his life- his devotion to Islam and to his assimilated children-he decides to return to Morocco, where he spends his life's savings building the biggest house in the village and waits for his children and grandchildren to come be with him. A heartbreaking novel about parents and children, A Palace in the Old Village captures the sometimes stark contrasts between old- and new-world values, and an immigrant's abiding pursuit of home.

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