Lit in Translation

ممر الصفصاف

Mamarr al-Safsaf

“Willow Alley” (title translated by AI)

Ahmed al-Madeeni (أحمد المديني, born 1947)

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In a fresh quarter on the edge of an ancient Moroccan town, neighbours and animals with human souls try to live in safety while a handful of overbearing men hold power. The caretaker of a half-built block, and a group determined to keep its claim to the land, resist being wiped out, helped by a strange third creature, in a string of adventures and riddles.

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About the book

Form
Novel
Length
382 pages in the original
Genres
Politics (assigned by AI)
Set in
Morocco
First published
2014 by Al-Markaz al-Thaqafi al-Arabi
Author's age
67 when first published
ISBN

9789953686752 (original)

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