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The Elusive Fox (Paperback)
Muhammad Zafzaf; Translated by Mbarek Sryfi, Roger Allen
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Considered one of Morocco's most important contemporary writers,
Muhammad Zafzaf created stories of alterity, compassionate tales
inhabited by prostitutes, thieves, and addicts living in the
margins of society. In The Elusive Fox, Zafzaf's first novel to be
translated into English, a young teacher visits the coastal city of
Essaouira in the 1960s. There he meets a group of European
bohemians and local Moroccans and is exposed to the grittier side
of society. More than a novel, The Elusive Fox is a portrait of a
city during a time of fluid cultural and political mores in
Morocco.
A master of the short story form, Muhammad Zafzaf is one of
Morocco's greatest narrative writers. This anthology, the first
collection of his work translated into English, is a tribute to the
remarkable influence he exerted on an entire generation of Moroccan
storytellers. Zafzaf's stories are set within a variety of
contexts, each portraying a slice of life, a simple struggle for
survival in a challenging world that is changing at a rapid pace.
Narrative time is reduced to a single glimpse in these stories,
full of irony, sarcasm, and sympathy. He covers all aspects of
Moroccan life, from remote rural villages to modern cities. The
stories in this collection explore the various myths, beliefs, and
traditions that operate within Moroccan culture, questioning them
from a distance in an easy, conversational manner that is the
hallmark of Zafzaf's style.
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