San Diego. 1991. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. 1st American Edition. Very Good In Dustjacket. 109 pages. hardcover. 0151826315. Jacket illustration by Greg Shed. Translated by
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David Lobdell. keywords: Literature Translated Morocco North Africa Arabic. inventory # 15357. FROM THE PUBLISHER-In Tangier, an old man lies ill in bed, alone and bitter. He remembers his life, and the lives of those who died before him. Moulay Ali, who loved cards so much he wanted touti to be played at his coffin. Touizi, who preferred women to cards and may have been strangled by an angry husband. Or Bachir, who died suddenly during prayer. The old man reflects on his youth in Melilla, where he wooed Spanish women. On the decline of morals and traditions in modern times, what with husbands now taking orders from their wives. On the East Wind, which enters through the gap separating the southern tip of Andalusia and the northern tip of Africa. On the evil of misers and the perfidy of handymen, especially plumbers. On time, the a
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