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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. This is a strange book, and yet to get a glimpse of life at the bottom rung of the Moslem World it is well worth the read. The only other thing I will say is that I suspect this is really nonfiction, though for reasons explained in the book it was labelled a fiction. ( ) no reviews | add a review
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One of the most unusual literary innovations ever produced, A Life Full of Holes is the result of a singular collaboration between two remarkable individuals: Driss ben Hamed Charhadi, an illiterate North African servant and street vendor, and legendary American novelist and essayist Paul Bowles. The powerful story of a shepherd and petty trafficker struggling to maintain hope as he wrestles with the grim realities of daily life, it is the first novel ever written in the Arabic dialect Moghrebi, faithfully recorded and translated into English by Bowles. Straightforward yet rich in complex emotions, it is a fascinating inside look at an unfamiliar culture--harsh and startling, yet interwoven with a poignant, poetic beauty. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)892.736Literature Literature of other languages Middle Eastern languages Arabic (Egypt, Lebanon, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sudan) Arabic fiction 1945–2000LC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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