{"product_id":"fugitive-light-hardcover","title":"Fugitive Light - Hardcover","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\u003eMuhamed Berrada\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eIssa Boullata\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\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\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 188\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.77 x 7.96 x 6.84 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48628774011101,"sku":"9780815607496","price":25.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/1H5JmV5FYA9780815607496.webp?v=1789786284","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/fugitive-light-hardcover","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}