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Julliard
EAN : 9782260019596
Shaping : BROCHE
Pages : 252
Size : 130 x 205 mm
The Old Lady of the Riad

Release date : 18/08/2011

After the success of 2010’s Une année chez les Français (long-listed for the Prix Goncourt), Fouad Laroui delivers a quirky yet significant novel about Morocco and it’s complex relationship with France.

With unparalleled delight, a middle-aged Parisian couple give up their jobs and leave behind their...

After the success of 2010’s Une année chez les Français (long-listed for the Prix Goncourt), Fouad Laroui delivers a quirky yet significant novel about Morocco and it’s complex relationship with France.

With unparalleled delight, a middle-aged Parisian couple give up their jobs and leave behind their lives to settle in Marrakesh where they purchase a riad. Imagine their surprise when they discover the presence of an enigmatic old lady in a small room at the back of the house.

Nobody can explain who she is or what she’s doing there…not the zany real estate agent, the neighbor or the police commissioner. She speaks without talking and does not seem ready to leave anytime soon.

As discrete as this presence is, it’s an intolerable intrusion for François and Cécile who refuse to sleep under the same roof as her. Finally, through the intervention of their neighbor they learn her story, which is the story of Morocco; a nation conquered, divided and liberated.

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EAN : 9782260019596
Shaping : BROCHE
Pages : 252
Size : 130 x 205 mm
Julliard