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For Bread Alone
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See moreDriven by famine from their home in the Rif, Mohamed's family walks to Tangiers in search of a better life. But things are no better there. Eight of his siblings die of malnutrition and neglect, and one is killed by his father in a fit of rage. This is a memoir of a young Moroccan boy's coming of age in a time of extreme poverty and degradation.
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Driven by famine from their home in the Rif, Mohamed’s family walks to Tangiers in search of a better life. But things are no better there. Eight of Mohamed’s siblings die of malnutrition and neglect, and one is killed by his father in a fit of rage.
On moving to another province, Mohamed learns how to charm and steal, and discovers the joys of drugs, sex, and alcohol. Proud, insolent, and afraid of no-one, he returns to Tangiers, where he is caught up in the violence of the 1952 independence riots.
It is here, during a short spell in a filthy Moroccan jail, that a fellow inmate kindles Mohamed’s life-altering love of literature.
For Bread Alone is a powerful and honest depiction of hardship and resilience, capturing the struggle for survival and the awakening of a passion for the written word.
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For Bread Alone by Mohamed Choukri is praised for its raw and unflinching portrayal of poverty and struggle in mid-20th century Morocco. Reviewers often commend the book for its honest depiction of the hardships faced by the author, as well as its vivid storytelling. The translation by Paul Bowles is also frequently highlighted for maintaining the emotional intensity and authenticity of Choukri's original prose.
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ISBN: 9781846590108
Publisher: Saqi Books
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 22 June 2006
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Telegram Books
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 18.0mm
Width: 135.0mm
Height: 210.0mm
Weight: 223g
Pages: 169
About the Author
Mohamed Choukri is one of North Africa's most controversial and widely read authors. At the age of twenty he decided to learn to read and write classical Arabic. He went on to become a teacher and writer, finally being awarded the chair of Arabic Literature at Ibn Batuta College in Tangier. Paul Bowles, perhaps best known for his novel The Sheltering Sky, collaborated closely with Choukri on the translation of For Bread Alone. The story of Choukri's life is continued in Streetwise.
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