A young Moroccan girl in Paris confronts the sophistication of an unfamiliar country and the weight of a prophecy stating that she will one day discover a treasure that will save her Berber community. By the author of Sacred Night.

With Downcast Eyes: A Novel

Literature & Fiction

Jelloun, Tahar Ben

Contemporary

Bulfinch Pr

Moha la Fou le Sage (French Edition)

French & European Pubns

Les Yeux Baissees (French Edition)

Casablanca and Tangier provide the backdrops for Corruption, and erotic tale of morality about Mourad, the last honest man in Morocco. After a lifetime of resistance, Mourad finally gives in to the demands of his materialistic wife and accepts “commissions” for his work: just one envelope stuffed with cash, then another. Ben Jelloun’s compelling novel evokes the dangers of succumbing to the daily temptations of modern life, as Mourad lives the consequences of betraying his existence.

Corruption

The New Press

In an accessible question-and-answer format, Islam Explained clarifies the main tenets of Islam, the major landmarks in Islamic history, and the current politics of Islamic fundamentalism. The book also sheds light on the key words that have come to dominate the media—terrorist, crusade, jihad, fundamentalist, fatwa—offering lucid and balanced explanations, not only for youngsters but also for the general reader.
Islam Explained is at once an essential introduction to one of the world’s great religions and a cry for tolerance and understanding in deeply troubled times.

Islam Explained

Religion & Spirituality

Islam

From 'Morocco's greatest living author' (The Guardian) comes a heartbreaking novel about parents and children, the powerful pull of home and the yearning for tradition and family. Mohammed has spent the past 40 years working in France. As he approaches retirement, he takes stock of his life - his devotion to Islam and to his assimilated children - and decides to return to Morocco, where he spends his life's savings building the biggest house in the village and waiting for his children and grandchildren to come and be with him.

A Palace in the Old Village

Literary

Arcadia Books

Juillet 1971, le narrateur participe au coup d'État fomenté contre le roi Hassan II. Échec cinglant, direction le bagne de Tazmamart et ses conditions d'incarcération inhumaines. Cinquante-huit soldats sont ainsi condamnés à la mort lente. Commencent alors dix-huit années d'humiliations quotidiennes pour les candidats à la survie : faim, obscurité, odeurs nauséabondes, déchéance physique, folie, souffrances indicibles, les détenus malgré tout tentent de s'organiser, profitant notamment de l'enterrement de l'un des leurs pour jouir quelques minutes de la lumière du jour. Un jour viendra où je serai sans haine, où je serai enfin libre et je dirai tout ce que j'ai enduré. Je l'écrirai ou le ferai écrire par quelqu'un, pas pour me venger, mais pour informer, pour verser une pièce au dossier de notre histoire, dit le narrateur. Trente ans plus tard, son voeu est exaucé : Tahar Ben Jelloun s'empare de ce témoignage pour en tirer un roman et faire la lumière sur les atrocités inavouables du régime marocain.

Cette Aveuglante Absence De Lumiere (French Edition)

Editions Du Seuil

Papa, Que Es El Racismo (Spanish Edition)

Children's Books

BEN JELLOUN, Tahar

Aguilar]

In conversations between a Muslim father and his young daughter, the author explains the origins and principles of Islam, recounts the rise and accomplishments of Islamic civilization, and discusses the impact of the modern world.

El Islam Explicado a Nuestros Hijos (Spanish Edition)

Education & Reference

Oceano De Mexico

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