"The Sacred Night" continues the remarkable story Tahar Ben
Jelloun began in "The Sand Child." Mohammed Ahmed, a Moroccan girl
raised as a boy in order to circumvent Islamic inheritance laws
regarding female children, remains deeply conflicted about her
identity. In a narrative that shifts in and out of reality moving
between a mysterious present and a painful past, Ben Jelloun
relates the events of Ahmed's adult life. Now calling herself
Zahra, she renounces her role as only son and heir after her
father's death and journeys through a dreamlike Moroccan landscape.
A searing allegorical portrait of North African society, "The
Sacred Night" uses Arabic fairy tales and surrealist elements to
craft a stunning and disturbing vision of protest and rebellion
against the strictures of hidebound traditions governing gender
roles and sexuality.
General
Imprint: |
Johns Hopkins University Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
September 2000 |
First published: |
May 2000 |
Authors: |
Tahar Ben Jelloun
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Translators: |
Alan Sheridan
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Dimensions: |
216 x 140 x 11mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
192 |
Edition: |
New edition |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8018-6441-4 |
Subtitles: |
French
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Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General
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LSN: |
0-8018-6441-0 |
Barcode: |
9780801864414 |
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