|
" A life full of holes / "
a novel recorded and translated by Paul Bowles.
| Document Type
|
:
|
BL
|
| Record Number
|
:
|
1009898
|
| Doc. No
|
:
|
b764268
|
| Main Entry
|
:
|
Charhadi, Driss ben Hamed
|
| Title & Author
|
:
|
A life full of holes /\ a novel recorded and translated by Paul Bowles.
|
| Edition Statement
|
:
|
1st Harper Perennial edition.
|
| Publication Statement
|
:
|
New York :: HarperCollins Publishers,, 2008.
|
| Page. NO
|
:
|
xvii, 295 pages ;; 21 cm
|
| ISBN
|
:
|
0061565296
|
|
|
:
|
: 9780061565298
|
| Notes
|
:
|
"An Ecco book."
|
|
|
:
|
Includes a "P.S." section with interviews and other features.
|
|
|
:
|
Includes a foreword by the author.
|
| Contents
|
:
|
The orphan -- The journey to Menarbiyya -- The shepherd -- The oven -- The whores -- Malabata -- At Mustapha's café -- The wire -- The journey to Tanja -- Merkala -- Zohra -- Znagui -- The house of Nazarenes -- Farid's sisters -- Omar -- The master of the house -- Mseud.
|
| Abstract
|
:
|
"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."--Book cover.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Oral tradition-- Morocco-- 20th century, Translations into English.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Women-- Morocco-- 20th century, Fiction.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Manners and customs.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Oral tradition.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Social conditions.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Women.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Morocco, Social conditions, 20th century, Fiction.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Morocco, Social life and customs, 20th century, Fiction.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Morocco.
|
| Dewey Classification
|
:
|
892.7/36
|
| LC Classification
|
:
|
PJ7818.H35L5 2008
|
| Added Entry
|
:
|
Bowles, Paul,1910-1999
|
| |