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This Blinding Absence of Light

By Tahar Ben Jelloun

This Blinding Absence of Light Contemporary literature

This Blinding Absence of Light

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In this extraordinary non-fiction novel, based on a true story, Tahar Ben Jelloun traces the experiences of Salim who, in 1971, took part in a failed coup attempt to oust King Hassan II of Morocco. With sixty others Salim was incarcerated in a secret prison complex in the Moroccan desert: he was to remain there for nearly twenty years. In starkly eloquent, beautiful prose, Ben Jelloun relates the prisoners' experiences as they struggle to survive. The son of a witty, feckless courtier who disowns him, Salim tells stories to keep sane - from the suras of his beloved Koran to the plot of A Streetcar Named Desire. Even in the darkest, most terrible conditions, sympathy, insight, the human quest for meaning and understanding, never desert Salim. The resulting novel is a wrenching yet exquisite celebration of the human spirit and its determination to survive. 'A masterpiece' Judges of the IMPAC award 'a sad and splendid book' New York Times Book Review
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
208
Release Date:
2005-09-01
Publication Date:
2005-09-01
Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0141022825
ISBN13:
9780141022826
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
155 g
Height:
128 cm
Width:
198 cm
Thickness:
17 cm
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