{"product_id":"rue-du-pardon-paperback","title":"Rue du Pardon - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMahi Binebine\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe fate of a free woman in a country rooted in prohibitions.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eHayat grows up on rue du Pardon, a small unassuming street in Marrakech. It's a poor neighbourhood, but one where spitefulness prospers. Hayat, who was born blonde, provokes sniggering everywhere and shame in her mother. She's surrounded by a sordid jungle, with an evil-faced father and housewife neighbours who hiss tauntingly like snakes. All these difficulties should get the better of the child but, like a bird leaving its cage, she escapes and comes back to life thanks to Mamyta, the greatest Eastern dancer in the kingdom, a sort of geisha - singer, dancer, instructor, lover. Mamyta is both maligned and admired, and her songs are a combination of the ribald and the sacred. When she dances all sadness evaporates. With her help, Hayat learns how to turn a man's head, to avenge hostility with charm, and to forge a life for herself.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMahi Binebine\u003c\/strong\u003e is the most famous living painter in Morocco. Originally from a large complicated family, he has been a maths teacher, painter, sculptor and novelist with some ten novels to his name. \u003cem\u003eLes Étoiles de Sidi Moumen\u003c\/em\u003e (Flammarion 2011) was translated into eight languages and adapted for the screen by Nabil Ayouch with the title \u003cem\u003eLes Chevaux de Dieu\u003c\/em\u003e (Awarded a prize at the Cannes Film Festival). His last novel, \u003cem\u003eLe Fou du roi\u003c\/em\u003e, was translated into six languages.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 146\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.34 x 8.47 x 5.32 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 23, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50865826169029,"sku":"9782234087590","price":52.42,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/qJ_A6ducVW9782234087590.webp?v=1793688640","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/rue-du-pardon-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}