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The Simple Past by Chraibi, Driss
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- Condition
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- 9781681373607
- UPC
- 9781681373607
- ISBN
- 9781681373607
- MPN
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- Book Title
- Simple Past
- Item Length
- 8in
- Publisher
- New York Review of Books, Incorporated, T.H.E.
- Publication Year
- 2020
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.6in
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topic
- Family Life, Coming of Age, Political
- Item Width
- 5in
- Item Weight
- 8.7 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 240 Pages
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The Simple Past came out in 1954, and both in France and its author's native Morocco the book caused an explosion of fury. The protagonist, also known as Driss, comes from a Moroccan family of means, his father a self-made tea merchant, the most devout of Muslims, quick to be provoked and ready to lash out verbally or physically, continually bent on subduing his timid wife and many children to his iron and ever-righteous will. He is known, simply, as the Lord, and Driss, who is in high school, is in full revolt against both him and the French colonial authorities, for whom, as much as for his father, he is no one. Driss Chra bi's classic coming-of-age story is about colonialism, Islam, the subjection of women, and trying against the odds to find a voice of your own, to fight free.
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Publisher
New York Review of Books, Incorporated, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
1681373602
ISBN-13
9781681373607
eBay Product ID (ePID)
19038805277
Product Key Features
Book Title
Simple Past
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Family Life, Coming of Age, Political
Publication Year
2020
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
240 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8in
Item Height
0.6in
Item Width
5in
Item Weight
8.7 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Pq3989.C5p313 2019
Reviews
"Driss Chraïbi's first novel, The Simple Past , was as important to Maghrebi writers as Camus's The Stranger . It is a book that speaks with force, precision, and truth, reaching beyond the borders of Morocco to attain a universal significance. It stands in rebellion against backward traditions, against social and religious conformity, and against the father, their symbol. It is in rebellion against the French language, in which Driss would always write and which he superbly enriched." --Tahar Ben Jelloun "A book of unforgettable intensity, sharpness, and ferocious critical intelligence, The Simple Past mingles French and Arabic and possesses an incantatory lyricism and a rhythm that are all its own. The music of storytelling is matched with a physicality and a nervous energy of expression that cries out with both sorrow and laughter." --Pierre Assouline "One of the most distinguished writers of his generation." --Mustapha Hamil, Review of Middle East Studies, "[ The Simple Past ] is full of anger at the father character (referred to throughout as 'Le Seigneur,' that is, 'The Lord'); at the treatment of women; at the teaching in Quranic schools; at the hypocrisy of Moroccan society; and so on. But there are also moments of tenderness for both the father and the mother, for books, for the joys of teenage life. There is a strong emphasis on the powerlessness of silence and fear--the mother is silent, the children are silent--and so, necessarily, on the power of the word. It's a beautifully written novel, with moments of great lyricism." --Laila Lalami "One of the most distinguished writers of his generation." --Mustapha Hamil, Review of Middle East Studies
Copyright Date
2019
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2019-011258
Dewey Decimal
843
Dewey Edition
20
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Read this one and you'll want to find more books by Driss Chraibi.
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