{"product_id":"fugitive-light-9780815607496","title":"Fugitive Light","description":"\u003cp\u003eCosmopolitan Tangier, heart and so ul of Morocco, sets the stage for this smoldering novel of dreams and lovers, both before and after the nation's independence. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAl 'Ayshuni, a middle-aged painter of bohemian and political inclinations has fa ll en in love with a younger woman, the alluring Ghaylana. But fate intervenes when she leaves him for new adventures in Spain . Now, Al 'Ayshuni befriends Ghaylana's daughter, the impressionable Fatima. Even as Al 'Ayshuni struggles to recapture the \"fugitive light\" of his lost youth--as well as that of a younger generation of artists and activists--so Fatima discovers the twin fires of love and revolution, both of which are doomed to extinction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten with the simplicity of a parable and imbued with a viscera l visual sense, this remarkable book explores the lives of three people whose hopes and passions are ruled-and ultimately shattered- by laws both visible and unseen. \u003ci\u003eFugitive Light \u003c\/i\u003eexplores the profound dilemma of Moroccan artists torn between old French ties and youthful anti-colonialism. Struggling to balance two cultures, they exist in a landscape haunted by inner conflict and governed at once by abandon and conformity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Muhamed Berrada\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Syracuse University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 188\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.96h x 6.84w x 0.77d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780815607496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2002 pg. 300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMohammed Berrada \u003c\/b\u003eis a key figure in Moroccan letters. His works of fiction include the acclaimed \u003ci\u003eThe Game of Forgetting, A Summer Never To Be Repeated, \u003c\/i\u003e and a short story anthology, \u003ci\u003eShinning\u003c\/i\u003e. His other books include works on literary criticism and theory, and several translations from the French. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIssa J. Boullata\u003c\/b\u003e is professor emeritus at McGill University in Montreal. He is a well-known literary scholar, critic and translator. He translated Berrada's first novel, T\u003ci\u003ehe Game of Forgetting.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Syracuse University Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40414647910515,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":19.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_94aa265a-c548-4b4d-915d-68a4f84f925f.jpg?v=1662213269","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/fugitive-light-9780815607496","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}