{"product_id":"the-shutters-9780811227841","title":"The Shutters","description":"\u003cem\u003eThe Shutters\u003c\/em\u003e collects the two most important poetry collections--\"The Shutters\" and \"Photograms\"--by the legendary Moroccan writer Ahmed Bouanani. By intertwining myth and tradition with the familiar objects and smells of his lived present, Bouanani reconstructs vivid images of Morocco's past. He weaves together references to the Second World War, the Spanish and French protectorates, the Rif War, dead soldiers, prisoners, and poets screaming in their tombs with mouths full of dirt. His poetry, written in an imposed language with a \"strange alphabet,\" bravely confronts the violence of his country's history--particularly during the period of \u003cem\u003eles années de plomb\u003c\/em\u003e, the years of lead--all of which bears the brutal imprint of colonization. As Bouanani writes, \"These memories retrace the seasons of a country that was quickly forgetful of its past, indifferent to its present, constantly turning its back on the future.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Directions Publishing Corporation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/30\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780811227841\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 172\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.10w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2018 pg. 62\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/21\/2018\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ahmed Bouanani","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43204983980213,"sku":"9780811227841","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_f547fc9f-50e8-45f8-afc4-4b390c47cd78.jpg?v=1698127195","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-shutters-9780811227841","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}