We Buried the Past Ghallab AbdelkrimPaperback
We Buried the Past Ghallab AbdelkrimPaperback Abdelkrim Ghallab's postcolonial We Buried the Past, originally published in 1966, was the first breakthrough Moroccan novel written in Arabic instead of…
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We Buried the Past Ghallab AbdelkrimPaperback
Abdelkrim Ghallab's postcolonial We Buried the Past, originally published in 1966, was the first breakthrough Moroccan novel written in Arabic instead of French. The family members' lives reflect the profound social changes taking place in Morocco during that time. Newly translated into English, this edition brings Ghallab's most widely read and lauded work to a new audience.Written after the country gained independence, the historical novel follows two generations of al-Tihamis, a well-to-do family residing in Fez's ancient medina.
Here, religion is unquestioned and permeates all aspects of daily life. Bridging two worlds, We Buried the Past begins during the quieter days of the late colonial period, a world of seemingly timeless tradition, in which the patriarch, al-Haj Muhammad, proudly presides over the family. But the coming upheaval and imminent social