This Blinding Absence of Light
€ 13,90
Informação do Produto
| ISBN | 9780141022826 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Tahar Ben Jelloun |
| Editora | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Formato | Capa mole |
| Número de páginas | 208 |
| Peso (kg) | 0,154 |
| Data de Publicação | 01/09/2005 |
| Preço (iva excl.) | € 13,11 |
| Imposto | € 0,79 |
| Preço (iva inc.) | € 13,90 |
| Disponibilidade | 6 unidades em armazém externo |
Descrição do Produto
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