{"product_id":"for-bread-alone-paperback","title":"For Bread Alone - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMohamed Choukri\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePaul Bowles\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A true story of human desperation, shattering in its impact.\"--Tennessee Williams\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDriven by famine from their home in the Rif, Mohamed's family walks to Tangiers in search of a better life. But his father is unable to find work and grows violent. Mohamed learns how to charm and steal. During a short spell in a filthy Moroccan jail, a fellow inmate kindles his life-altering love of poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe distinguished writer \u003cb\u003ePaul Bowles\u003c\/b\u003e, perhaps best known for his novel \u003ci\u003eThe Sheltering Sky, \u003c\/i\u003e collaborated closely with \u003cb\u003eMohamed Choukri\u003c\/b\u003e on the translation of \u003ci\u003eFor Bread Alone, \u003c\/i\u003e and penned the introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMohamed Choukri (1935-2003) is one of North Africa's most controversial and widely read authors. After a childhood of poverty and petty crime, Choukri learned how to read and write at the age of twenty. He then became a teacher and writer, finally being awarded the chair of Arabic Literature at Ibn Batuta College in Tangier. Paul Bowles is a distinguished writer and translator who is best known for his novel The Sheltering Sky.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 169\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.72 x 7.87 x 5.18 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46087152500933,"sku":"9781846590108","price":22.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/2RbtJdlgAx9781846590108.webp?v=1776196464","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/for-bread-alone-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}