{"product_id":"streetwise-paperback","title":"Streetwise - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMohamed Choukri\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePaul Bowles\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Choukri is a powerful teller of stories. His telling of oppression is vivid and remarkable.\"--\u003ci\u003eMorning Star \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story of Mohamed Choukri's life is continued in the sequel to \u003ci\u003eFor Bread Alone.\u003c\/i\u003e In his early twenties, Choukri takes the momentous decision to learn to read and write. When not at school he hangs out in caf s, drinking and smoking \u003ci\u003ekif.\u003c\/i\u003e Some nights he sleeps in a dosshouse, but mostly he sleeps in mosques or on the street, while local prostitutes take him home, providing some human solace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eMohamed Choukri\u003c\/b\u003e is one of North Africa's most controversial and widely read authors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of Mohamed Choukri and shows how throughout his trials and vicissitudes, two things shine through: Choukri's determination to use literacy to rise above the cruel hand fate has dealt him; and his compassion for the normally despised human beings who share this life of 'the lowest of the low.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMohamed Choukri (1935-2003) is one of North Africa's most controversial and widely read authors. After a childhood of poverty and petty crime, Choukri learned how to read and write at the age of twenty. He then became a teacher and writer, finally being awarded the chair of Arabic Literature at Ibn Batuta College in Tangier. Paul Bowles is a distinguished writer and translator who is best known for his novel The Sheltering Sky.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 222\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.71 x 7.89 x 5.21 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42700641894463,"sku":"9781846590276","price":17.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/5aa29b4193321d70acaeac1dc84c547a.webp?v=1765017566","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/streetwise-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}