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Leaving Tangier
a novel
By Jelloun, Tahar Ben & Ben Jelloun, Tahar & Coverdale, Linda
- ISBN
- 978-0-14311-465-9
- Publisher
- New York, N.Y. : Penguin Books, 2009.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on February 15, 2009
An International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award winner for his previous novel, This Blinding Absence of Light, Ben Jelloun here examines the notion of emigration as a means to escape adversity. Already a best seller in France, this work centers on Azel, a young Moroccan man who, though well educated, is unable to fulfill his promise in Tangier's corrupt society and thus dreams of leaving Mo...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
