The Resource Straight from the horse's mouth, Meryem Alaoui ; translated from the French by Emma Ramadan
Straight from the horse's mouth, Meryem Alaoui ; translated from the French by Emma Ramadan
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- Summary
- This hilarious, colorful portrait of a prostitute navigating life in modern Morocco introduces a promising new literary voice. Jmiaa, a prostitute in Casablanca, lives alone with her daughter. A woman of strong character and quick wit, she doesn't hold back when describing the world around her: her lover Chaïba, a crude, wordless brute, or Halima, her depressed fellow prostitute who reads the Qur'an between clients, or Mouy, her mother with implacable moral standards who seems completely ignorant of her daughter's work. Then along comes a young woman, Chadlia--dubbed "Horse Mouth" by Jmiaa--who wants to make her first film about the life of this Casa neighborhood. She's looking for an actress... In this breakout debut novel, Meryem Alaoui gives us a vibrant picture of daily life in a working-class Morocco where everyone copes with difficulties through vitality and resourcefulness
- Language
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- eng
- fre
- eng
- Extent
- 291 p.
- Note
- "Originally published in French as: La vérité sort de la bouche du cheval in 2018 by Éditions Gallimard, Paris."--Title page verso
- Isbn
- 9781892746795
- Label
- Straight from the horse's mouth
- Title
- Straight from the horse's mouth
- Statement of responsibility
- Meryem Alaoui ; translated from the French by Emma Ramadan
- Subject
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- Alaoui Meryem -- Translations into English
- Casablanca (Morocco) -- Fiction
- Diary fiction
- French fiction -- 21st century -- Translations into English
- Motion pictures -- Production and direction -- Fiction
- Prostitutes -- Morocco | Casablanca -- Fiction
- Working class -- Morocco -- Fiction
- Women -- Morocco -- Social conditions -- Fiction
- Language
-
- eng
- fre
- eng
- Summary
- This hilarious, colorful portrait of a prostitute navigating life in modern Morocco introduces a promising new literary voice. Jmiaa, a prostitute in Casablanca, lives alone with her daughter. A woman of strong character and quick wit, she doesn't hold back when describing the world around her: her lover Chaïba, a crude, wordless brute, or Halima, her depressed fellow prostitute who reads the Qur'an between clients, or Mouy, her mother with implacable moral standards who seems completely ignorant of her daughter's work. Then along comes a young woman, Chadlia--dubbed "Horse Mouth" by Jmiaa--who wants to make her first film about the life of this Casa neighborhood. She's looking for an actress... In this breakout debut novel, Meryem Alaoui gives us a vibrant picture of daily life in a working-class Morocco where everyone copes with difficulties through vitality and resourcefulness
- Cataloging source
- IEN/DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Alaoui, Meryem
- Dewey number
- [Fic]
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Alaoui Meryem
- Prostitutes
- Women
- Motion pictures
- Working class
- Casablanca (Morocco)
- Label
- Straight from the horse's mouth, Meryem Alaoui ; translated from the French by Emma Ramadan
- Note
- "Originally published in French as: La vérité sort de la bouche du cheval in 2018 by Éditions Gallimard, Paris."--Title page verso
- Dimensions
- 21 cm.
- Extent
- 291 p.
- Isbn
- 9781892746795
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- System control number
-
- 395083
- 939236
- Label
- Straight from the horse's mouth, Meryem Alaoui ; translated from the French by Emma Ramadan
- Note
- "Originally published in French as: La vérité sort de la bouche du cheval in 2018 by Éditions Gallimard, Paris."--Title page verso
- Dimensions
- 21 cm.
- Extent
- 291 p.
- Isbn
- 9781892746795
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- System control number
-
- 395083
- 939236
Subject
- Alaoui Meryem -- Translations into English
- Casablanca (Morocco) -- Fiction
- Diary fiction
- French fiction -- 21st century -- Translations into English
- Motion pictures -- Production and direction -- Fiction
- Prostitutes -- Morocco | Casablanca -- Fiction
- Working class -- Morocco -- Fiction
- Women -- Morocco -- Social conditions -- Fiction
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