{"product_id":"mhashish-paperback","title":"M'Hashish - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMohammed Mrabet\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePaul Bowles\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Ah,\" said Hassan, \"I don't believe in the world. There's another world where life is different.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese are stories of that world. The word m'hashish (equivalent in Moghrebi of \"behashished\" or \"full of hashish\") is used not only in a literal sense, but also figuratively, to describe a person whose behavior seems irrational or unexpected. The tales here deal with some of the possible results, desirable and questionable, of being in that state.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMohammed Mrabet was born in Tangier in 1936. Since meeting in the early 1960's, Paul Bowles has taped and translated numerous strange legends and lively stories recounted by Mrabet: \u003cem\u003eLove with a Few Hairs\u003c\/em\u003e (novel), \u003cem\u003eThe Lemon\u003c\/em\u003e (novel), \u003cem\u003eThe Boy Who Set Fire\u003c\/em\u003e (stories), \u003cem\u003eHarmless Poisons, Blameless Sins\u003c\/em\u003e (stories), \u003cem\u003eThe Beach Café \u0026amp; Look \u0026amp; Move On\u003c\/em\u003e (autobiography) and \u003cem\u003eThe Big Mirror\u003c\/em\u003e (novella). After moving back to Tangier after living in New York for four years, Mrabet resumed his role as a fisherman and began painting. He continues to paint while living in the Souani area of Tangier.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 56\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.9 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42693839683647,"sku":"9780872860346","price":15.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/a6b63bf42b99a0b73c55be4f4354f424.webp?v=1765000146","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/mhashish-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}