{"product_id":"demoiselles-of-numidia-9781635420661","title":"Demoiselles of Numidia","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe acclaimed Moroccan author's debut novel, this stunning portrait of the world of sex work describes its sordid reality with beautiful, poetic prose.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAvailable now for the first time in English, \u003ci\u003eDemoiselles of Numidia\u003c\/i\u003e offers an intimate glimpse into the lives of young women working in a Casablanca brothel--their relationships with each other and with their pimps, their dramas, and the rare moments of happiness that bloom in this violent underbelly. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOriginally published in French in 1992, the novel\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003equickly\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eestablished Mohamed Leftah as one of Morocco's great writers. It showcases the extraordinary combination of elegant language and graphic physicality, as well as the nuanced questioning of traditional gender roles, which would come to characterize his works.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Other Press (NY)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/06\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781635420661\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs","brand":"Mohamed Leftah","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42835609813173,"sku":"9781635420661","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_75b01591-3f6b-4d9c-a664-47120315744a.jpg?v=1681224142","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/demoiselles-of-numidia-9781635420661","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}