{"product_id":"endless-fall-a-little-chronicle-paperback","title":"Endless Fall: A Little Chronicle - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMohamed Leftah\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEleni Sikelianos\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this poignant account of a classmate's suicide, the acclaimed Moroccan author gives both a biting critique of small-town bigotry in the 1960s and a moving tribute to the fleeting beauty of adolescence.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Settat in the 1960s, when it was still a tiny village, a young man leapt to his death in front of his stunned class and their teacher, left holding a brief, devastating suicide note. Among the students was Mohamed Leftah. Haunted by the uncommon grace of that desperate act, and the tragic image of his body lying in the courtyard, Leftah penned this chronicle of life at the time, marked by repressed desire and shame. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA fiery yet thoughtful meditation on taboo acts--homosexuality, adultery, suicide--and the hypocrisy and cruelty often found in those who judge them, \u003ci\u003eEndless Fall\u003c\/i\u003e also offers a fascinating window into the mind of the seminal writer.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMohamed Leftah\u003c\/b\u003e was a writer and journalist born in Settat, Morocco, in 1946. He attended engineering school in Paris and then returned in 1972 to Morocco, where he became a literary critic for \u003ci\u003eLe Matin du Sahara\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLe Temps du Maroc\u003c\/i\u003e. His novels include the critically acclaimed \u003ci\u003eDemoiselles of Numidia\u003c\/i\u003e (Other Press, 2023) and \u003ci\u003eCaptain Ni'mat's Last Battle\u003c\/i\u003e (Other Press, 2022). He died of cancer in 2008. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEleni Sikelianos \u003c\/b\u003eis a poet, writer, and Professor of Literary Arts at Brown University. Her work has been widely fêted, translated, and anthologized, garnering numerous honors. Her books include \u003ci\u003eYour Kingdom\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMake Yourself Happy\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Jon\u003c\/i\u003e. For more information, please visit her website, elenisikelianos.com.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 80\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.28 x 7.49 x 5.09 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 18, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42725439569983,"sku":"9781635423020","price":19.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/382f3bc54900eeb92afd42fc6005f6a2.webp?v=1765106572","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/endless-fall-a-little-chronicle-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}