{"product_id":"living-in-your-light-9781644214534","title":"Living in Your Light","description":"\u003cb\u003eA story in in praise of a woman, a fighter, a survivor from the award-winning French-Moroccan novelist known for humanizing North Africa's otherwise marginalized characters--prostitutes and thieves, trans and gay people in a world where being LGBTQ+ can be a dangerous act. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShortlisted for the prestigious Prix Goncourt in 2022. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThree moments in the life of Malika, a Moroccan countrywoman. From 1954 to 1999. From French colonization to the death of King Hassan II. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is her voice we hear in Abdellah Ta?a's stunning new novel, translated by Emma Ramadan, who won the PEN Translation Prize for her translation of Taia's last novel, A Country for Dying. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMalika's first husband was sent by the French to fight in Indochina. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the 1960s, in Rabat, she does everything possible to prevent her daughter Khadija from becoming a maid in a rich French woman's villa. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe day before the death of Hassan II, a young homosexual thief, Ja?far, enters her home and wants to kill her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMalika recounts with rage her strategies to escape the injustices of History. To survive. To have a little space of her own. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMalika is Ta?a's mother: M'Barka Allali Ta?a (1930-2010). This book is dedicated to her.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Seven Stories Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/11\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781644214534\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/02\/2024\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Abdellah Taia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44916352516277,"sku":"9781644214534","price":16.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_3165ad03-6883-4130-9b49-06dd2caf2c12.jpg?v=1734450060","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/living-in-your-light-9781644214534","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}