There is this woman who decides to take cruel revenge for her husband’s betrayal. This contentious marriage between a young Muslim and his Jewish lover. Or this boy with Down syndrome taken in hand by his grandfather.
In the Casbah of Tangier, the streets of Marrakech or even the rich districts of Casablanca, the Prix Goncourt Tahar Ben Jelloun takes us into the Morocco of yesterday and today through these 14 short stories whose tone oscillates between humor and sarcasm.
Through the pen of the Franco-Moroccan writer, we discover a country that does not appear on postcards or in travel guides, but above all a society weighed down by the weight of tradition. From the harmony that reigned between the different communities, before the Six Day War, to the repression of the years of lead, he lightly paints the portrait of a people caught between the shackles of religion and the liberation of morals. – without forgetting those expatriates who decide to return home and get bogged down in the maze of Moroccan bureaucracy. Tasty stories that fill the air with the sweet scent of couscous.
In the most beautiful country in the world
Tahar Ben Jelloun
Threshold
256 pages