Leaving Tangier by Tahar Ben Jelloun, translated by Linda Coverdale
12 Jun, by in Adult Readers, Arab, European, Fiction, Moroccan, Translation
Despite his prestigious college degree which should have guaranteed him a bright future, Azel is unable to find meaningful work in his native Tangier, a city in northern Morocco. Mired in self-absorbed disappointment, he spends his days and nights lost in women, wine, and song,...