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Demoiselles of Numidia

A Novel

ISBN-13: 9781635420661

Contributor(s): Mohamed Leftah (author), Lara Vergnaud (translated by)

Subjects: Modern & Contemporary Fiction (Post 1945)

Publisher: PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE GROUP

Publisher Imprint: Other Press

Publication Date: 08-06-2023

Format: Paperback

Availability: In stock

£15.99

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About the book

Available now for the first time in English, Demoiselles of Numidia offers an intimate glimpse into the lives of young women working in a Casablanca brothel - their relationships with each other and with their pimps, their dramas, and the rare moments of happiness that bloom in this violent underbelly. Originally published in French in 1992, the novel quickly established Mohamed Leftah as one of Morocco's great writers. It showcases the extraordinary combination of elegant language and graphic physicality, as well as the nuanced questioning of traditional gender roles, which would come to characterise his works.

Demoiselles of Numidia

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