{"product_id":"mhashish-9780872860346","title":"M'Hashish","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Ah,\" said Hassan, \"I don't believe in the world. There's another world where life is different.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese are stories of that world. The word m'hashish (equivalent in Moghrebi of \"behashished\" or \"full of hashish\") is used only in a literal sense, but also figuratively, to describe a person whose behavior seems irrational or unexpected. The tales here deal with some of the possible results, desirable and questionable, of being in that state.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMohammed Mrabet was born in Tangier in 1936. Since meeting in the early 1960's, Paul Bowles has taped and translated numerous strange legends and lively stories recounted by Mrabet: \u003ci\u003eLove with a Few Hairs\u003c\/i\u003e (novel), \u003ci\u003eThe Lemon\u003c\/i\u003e (novel), \u003ci\u003eThe Boy Who Set Fire\u003c\/i\u003e (stories), \u003ci\u003eHarmless Poisons, Blameless Sins\u003c\/i\u003e (stories), \u003ci\u003eThe Beach Café \u0026amp; Look \u0026amp; Move On\u003c\/i\u003e (autobiography), and \u003ci\u003eThe Big Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e (novella). After moving back to Tangier after living in New York for four years, Mrabet resumed his role as a fisherman and began painting. He continues to paint while living in the Souani area of Tangier.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e City Lights Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780872860346\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 56\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.50w x 0.60d","brand":"Mohammed Mrabet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41132675203253,"sku":"9780872860346","price":11.01,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_ec097ced-9a68-44f3-bbc9-aa7e0696328f.jpg?v=1632833064","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/mhashish-9780872860346","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}