Living in Your Light
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- Synopsis
- A story in praise of a woman, a fighter, a survivor from the award-winning French-Moroccan novelist known for humanizing North Africa&’s otherwise marginalized characters—prostitutes and thieves, trans and gay people in a world where being LGBTQ+ can be a dangerous act.Shortlisted for the prestigious Prix Goncourt in 2022.Three moments in the life of Malika, a Moroccan countrywoman. From 1954 to 1999. From French colonization to the death of King Hassan II. It is her voice we hear in Abdellah Taïa&’s stunning new novel, translated by Emma Ramadan, who won the PEN Translation Prize for her translation of Taia&’s last novel, A Country for Dying.Malika&’s first husband was sent by the French to fight in Indochina.In the 1960s, in Rabat, she does everything possible to prevent her daughter Khadija from becoming a maid in a rich French woman&’s villa.The day before the death of Hassan II, a young homosexual thief, Jaâfar, enters her home and wants to kill her.Malika recounts with rage her strategies to escape the injustices of History. To survive. To have a little space of her own.Malika is Taïa&’s mother: M'Barka Allali Taïa (1930-2010). This book is dedicated to her.
- Copyright:
- 2022
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 128 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781644214541
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781644214534
- Publisher:
- Seven Stories Press
- Date of Addition:
- 02/25/25
- Copyrighted By:
- Abdellah Taïa
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Literature and Fiction
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
- Translator:
- Emma Ramadan