{"product_id":"leaving-tangier-9780143114659","title":"Leaving Tangier","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom one of the world's great writers, a novel that mirrors the journeys of millions who leave home for a better life\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eLeaving Tangier\u003c\/i\u003e, award-winning, internationally bestselling author Tahar Ben Jelloun tells the story of a Moroccan brother and sister making new lives for themselves in Spain. Azel is a young man in Tangier who dreams of crossing the Strait of Gibraltar. When he meets Miguel, a wealthy Spaniard, he leaves behind his girlfriend, his sister, Kenza, and his mother, and moves with him to Barcelona, where Kenza eventually joins them. What they find there forms the heart of this novel of seduction and betrayal, deception and disillusionment, in which Azel and Kenza are reminded powerfully not only of where they've come from, but also of who they really are.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143114659\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.00h x 5.00w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/19\/2009 pg. 36\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2009 pg. 92\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/12\/2009 pg. 26\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2009 pg. 64\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tahar Ben Jelloun","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43150240579765,"sku":"9780143114659","price":12.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_4b17bb82-7ea1-48a9-abe3-eb6d5479832a.jpg?v=1696344418","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/leaving-tangier-9780143114659","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}