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A Life Full of Holes: A Novel
A Life Full of Holes: A Novel
A Life Full of Holes: A Novel
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A Life Full of Holes: A Novel

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One of the most unusual literary innovations ever produced, A Life Full of Holes is the result of a singular collaboration between two remarkable individuals: Driss ben Hamed Charhadi, an illiterate North African servant and street vendor, and legendary American novelist and essayist Paul Bowles. The powerful story of a shepherd and petty trafficker struggling to maintain hope as he wrestles with the grim realities of daily life, it is the first novel ever written in the Arabic dialect Moghrebi, faithfully recorded and translated into English by Bowles. Straightforward yet rich in complex emotions, it is a fascinating inside look at an unfamiliar culture—harsh and startling, yet interwoven with a poignant, poetic beauty.

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Release dateDec 13, 2008
ISBN9780061978920
A Life Full of Holes: A Novel

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    This is a strange book, and yet to get a glimpse of life at the bottom rung of the Moslem World it is well worth the read. The only other thing I will say is that I suspect this is really nonfiction, though for reasons explained in the book it was labelled a fiction.

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