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The last friend
a novel
By Jelloun, Tahar Ben & Ben Jelloun, Tahar & Capé, Kevin Michel & Rowley, Hazel
- ISBN
- 978-1-59558-008-5
- Publisher
- New York : New Press, c2006.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on May 15, 2006
Can a 30-year friendship be destroyed by a letter? In the latest by Moroccan-French novelist Jelloun, winner of the International Dublin/IMPAC Award in 2004, an ordinary friendship between two men is challenged during a time of great political uncertainty in Morocco. The effect of the letter-and its effect on the friendship-is known from the start, but the contents of the letter is kept secret for most of the book. The story begins in 1960s Tangier, when Ali and Mamed meet as 15-year-...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
