This Blinding Absence of Light
€13.90
Product Information
| ISBN | 9780141022826 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tahar Ben Jelloun |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format | Paperback |
| Number of pages | 208 |
| Weight (kg) | 0.154 |
| Publishing Date | 01/09/2005 |
| Price (excl. tax) | €13.11 |
| Tax | €0.79 |
| Price (incl. tax) | €13.90 |
| Availability | 6 units in external warehouse |
Product Description
In this extraordinary non-fiction novel, based on a true story, Tahar Ben Jelloun traces the experiences of Salim who, in 1971, took part in a failed coup attempt to oust King Hassan II of Morocco. With sixty others Salim was incarcerated in a secret prison complex in the Moroccan desert: he was to remain there for nearly twenty years.
In starkly eloquent, beautiful prose, Ben Jelloun relates the prisoners'' experiences as they struggle to survive. The son of a witty, feckless courtier who disowns him, Salim tells stories to keep sane - from the suras of his beloved Koran to the plot of A Streetcar Named Desire. Even in the darkest, most terrible conditions, sympathy, insight, the human quest for meaning and understanding, never desert Salim. The resulting novel is a wrenching yet exquisite celebration of the human spirit and its determination to survive.
''A masterpiece'' Judges of the IMPAC award
''a sad and splendid book'' New York Times Book Review