Faces

by Mohamed Choukri

The first English translation of one of the novels that helped change modern Arab literature

Mohamed Choukri, one of the most important writers of modern Moroccan literature, grew up in extreme poverty in Tangier and was illiterate until the age of twenty. After learning to read, he realized that "writing could also be a way to expose, to protest against those who have stolen my childhood, my teenage-hood and a piece of my youthfulness."...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1647124778
• ISBN13: 9781647124779
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: Georgetown University Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.6" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 18 years and up