The Pleasure Marriage

by Tahar Ben Jelloun

In The Pleasure Marriage, Tahar Ben Jelloun tells the epic story of a romance that explores desire and the intolerance for interracial marriage in Moroccan society. Amir is a prosperous merchant based in Fez, where he has a wife and four children. On one of his annual business trips to Senegal, he enters into a "pleasure marriage"--a temporary union permitted by Islamic law--with the alluring Nabou. Overcome by her passion and sensuality, he...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810143593
• ISBN13: 9780810143593
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: Curbstone Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Subtle favorite

Stuck with me until this day. It's one in which you will rediscover over time and learn to appreciate as you age.