In Tangier

by Mohamed Choukri

Overview

Mohamed Choukri’s recollections of encounters with Paul Bowles, Tenessee Willams, and Jean Genet offer a unique insight into three cult figures of twentieth-century literature.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781846590504
Publisher:	Telegram Books
Publication date:	10/01/2009
Pages:	3
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 8.30(h) x 1.50(d)

About the Author

Mohamed Choukri (1935-2003) is one of North Africa's most controversial and widely read authors. After a childhood of poverty and petty crime, Choukri learned how to read and write at the age of twenty. He then became a teacher and writer, finally being awarded the chair of Arabic Literature at Ibn Batuta College in Tangier.

Editorial Reviews

‘A rare clarity of vision’ —William Burroughs

‘A marvellous book’ —Christopher Isherwood

‘Gently humorous and discreet with a reticent sympathy implicit’ —Tennessee Williams

'It exemplifies Choukri's writing at its best, condensing the grand narratives of a city, a country and an entire cultural milieu undergoing dramatic change into a charming account of a literary encounter.' —Kaelen Wilson-Goldie, The National

‘Choukri's irrepressible, ultimately indomitable spirit is most touching and human' —The Independent

‘Choukri is one of Morocco's most revered figures … To have his words translated is to have the privilege to view the inner world of his intellect and the obscured landscapes of Tangier.’ —Noshin Bokth, The New Arab

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