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Morocco in the mid 1980s. A lower-class teenager is running after his dream to become a movie director. He also dreams of the Egyptian movie star, Souad Hosni, who's out there somewhere, miles away from this neighborhood - which is a place the teenager both loves and hates, the home at which he is not at home, an environment that will only allow him his identity through the cultural lens of shame and silence. Running is the only way he can stand up to the violence that is his Morocco. Irresistibly charming, angry, and wry, this autobiographical novel traces the emergence of Abdellah Taia's identity as an openly gay Arab man living between cultures. The book spans twenty years, moving from Sale, to Paris, to Cairo. Part incantation, part polemic, and part love letter, this extraordinary novel creates a new world where the self is effaced by desire and love, and writing is always an act of discovery. Also check out his widely praised first book, Salvation Army.
Paperback, 144 Pages, Published 2012
Author: Abdellah Taia