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This Blinding Absence of Light

Af: Tahar Ben Jelloun Engelsk Paperback

This Blinding Absence of Light

Af: Tahar Ben Jelloun Engelsk Paperback
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In this extraordinary non-fiction novel, based on a true story, Tahar Ben Jelloun traces the experiences of Salim who, in 1971, took part in a failed coup attempt to oust King Hassan II of Morocco. With sixty others Salim was incarcerated in a secret prison complex in the Moroccan desert: he was to remain there for nearly twenty years.



In starkly eloquent, beautiful prose, Ben Jelloun relates the prisoners'' experiences as they struggle to survive. The son of a witty, feckless courtier who disowns him, Salim tells stories to keep sane - from the suras of his beloved Koran to the plot of A Streetcar Named Desire. Even in the darkest, most terrible conditions, sympathy, insight, the human quest for meaning and understanding, never desert Salim. The resulting novel is a wrenching yet exquisite celebration of the human spirit and its determination to survive.



''A masterpiece'' Judges of the IMPAC award



''a sad and splendid book'' New York Times Book Review

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In this extraordinary non-fiction novel, based on a true story, Tahar Ben Jelloun traces the experiences of Salim who, in 1971, took part in a failed coup attempt to oust King Hassan II of Morocco. With sixty others Salim was incarcerated in a secret prison complex in the Moroccan desert: he was to remain there for nearly twenty years.



In starkly eloquent, beautiful prose, Ben Jelloun relates the prisoners'' experiences as they struggle to survive. The son of a witty, feckless courtier who disowns him, Salim tells stories to keep sane - from the suras of his beloved Koran to the plot of A Streetcar Named Desire. Even in the darkest, most terrible conditions, sympathy, insight, the human quest for meaning and understanding, never desert Salim. The resulting novel is a wrenching yet exquisite celebration of the human spirit and its determination to survive.



''A masterpiece'' Judges of the IMPAC award



''a sad and splendid book'' New York Times Book Review

Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 208
ISBN-13: 9780141022826
Indbinding: Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 0141022825
Kategori: Morocco
Udg. Dato: 1 sep 2005
Længde: 14mm
Bredde: 129mm
Højde: 197mm
Forlag: Penguin Books Ltd
Oplagsdato: 1 sep 2005
Forfatter(e): Tahar Ben Jelloun
Forfatter(e) Tahar Ben Jelloun


Kategori Morocco


ISBN-13 9780141022826


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 208


Udgave


Længde 14mm


Bredde 129mm


Højde 197mm


Udg. Dato 1 sep 2005


Oplagsdato 1 sep 2005


Forlag Penguin Books Ltd

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