Leaving Tangier eBook Tahar Ben Jelloun Linda Coverdale
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In the early 1990s, young Moroccans gather regularly in a seafront cafe to gaze at the lights on the Spanish coast glimmering in the distance.
Leaving Tangier eBook Tahar Ben Jelloun Linda Coverdale
"Leaving Tangier" is Moroccan author Tahar Ben Jelloun's portraits of immigrants and would-be immigrants, who reluctantly leave or are forced to leave their homes and families for what is often the false promise of a new and more rewarding life in a different country and culture. These unlooked-for departures are necessary because Morocco (and many other countries) cannot provide them with any reasonable opportunity for a decent future, and these are people who are unwilling to accept that fate so early in life.Each of the characters in this book--Azel, the handsome and well-educated young man who moves to Barcelona to become the companion of a wealthy gay Spaniard; Kenza, Azel's sister who leaves Morocco in pursuit of the perfect romance that might provide equality and security; Malika, the teenage girl who dreams of personal independence but is forced to leave school to work in a frigid canning plant; Mohammed Larbi, who because he attempts to help a young woman matched for marriage with an old man, disappears into a jihadist training camp in Pakistan; and Nazim, the Turk, who is exiled to Spain by gamblers to whom he owes more money than he can repay and ruins his own life, that of his Turkish family and ultimately, of Kenza, who believes him to embody her dream of the perfect mate--face enormous odds against success, but they all have an unusual degree of personal courage that pushes them to attempt a leap into a better life.
These stories are heartbreakingly sad and probably accurately reflect the experiences of thousands of modern immigrants who struggle to build new lives in countries where they are not really welcomed; where their cultural background, physical looks and limited education keep most of them outside the new culture and at a permanent disadvantage economically and socially. Even sadder, they are often completely disconnected from their home cultures and support systems. Marginal success at assimilation is generally the most they can aspire to. Melancholy and alienation dominate their feelings.
Author Ben Jelloun is a wonderful story-teller who does justice to the stories of his characters. This is an important contribution to understanding the plight of millions of today's immigrants and displaced people. Ben Jelloun's prose is well-served by translator Linda Coverdale.
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Leaving Tangier eBook Tahar Ben Jelloun Linda Coverdale Reviews
This was a great book about being gay in other countries and like many gay people here and in many other situations as well, thinking the grass is always greener on the other side. Unfortunately this is not always the case as our young hero finds nor does his sister who leaves to join him in searching for a better future as well. This a very good novel, one I highly recommend and that would make an excellent play I do believe.
Loved this book! Wonderful descriptions and unforgettable characters. Gritty and believable for a generation looking for a better life and the price they would pay for it.
Sad,yearning story of educated people who have no where to go in their home country.Leaving home is not always the answer to find happiness and success while trying to forget or ignore the personal issues that drove the decision. Can you go home again?
This is must read for any one who wants to know more about contemporary Morocco, and/or the Arab Spring. Azel, the main character, and his sister Kenza are young people with hopes and dreams, but the only way they can see to fulfill them is to leave home, and cross the strait to Spain. They'll go to extraordinary lengths to accomplish that end. The results may be more than they bargained for. Tahar ben Jelloun's writing makes you care desperately about these all-too-human characters. I couldn't put it down.
I absolutely loved this book. If you understand Moroccan culture you will understand what these characters are going through (or in my case, give even more insight to the struggles they face on a more personal level.). I highly recommend this book to everyone!! We all have a lot to learn from these characters.
Living in Spain as I do and overlooking Morocco, I found it interesting to get into the mindset of the Moroccan people. It puts many issues into perspective and when we read the newspapers telling of people dying en route to Europe...it resonates much more deeply. The book also examines the various attitudes of people who leave their homeland and how it impacts their lives in so many different ways....a good easily readable book.
This novel has various narrators but the plot follows loads of hot topics and how a handful of characters deal with those in an oppressive Morocco.
"Leaving Tangier" is Moroccan author Tahar Ben Jelloun's portraits of immigrants and would-be immigrants, who reluctantly leave or are forced to leave their homes and families for what is often the false promise of a new and more rewarding life in a different country and culture. These unlooked-for departures are necessary because Morocco (and many other countries) cannot provide them with any reasonable opportunity for a decent future, and these are people who are unwilling to accept that fate so early in life.
Each of the characters in this book--Azel, the handsome and well-educated young man who moves to Barcelona to become the companion of a wealthy gay Spaniard; Kenza, Azel's sister who leaves Morocco in pursuit of the perfect romance that might provide equality and security; Malika, the teenage girl who dreams of personal independence but is forced to leave school to work in a frigid canning plant; Mohammed Larbi, who because he attempts to help a young woman matched for marriage with an old man, disappears into a jihadist training camp in Pakistan; and Nazim, the Turk, who is exiled to Spain by gamblers to whom he owes more money than he can repay and ruins his own life, that of his Turkish family and ultimately, of Kenza, who believes him to embody her dream of the perfect mate--face enormous odds against success, but they all have an unusual degree of personal courage that pushes them to attempt a leap into a better life.
These stories are heartbreakingly sad and probably accurately reflect the experiences of thousands of modern immigrants who struggle to build new lives in countries where they are not really welcomed; where their cultural background, physical looks and limited education keep most of them outside the new culture and at a permanent disadvantage economically and socially. Even sadder, they are often completely disconnected from their home cultures and support systems. Marginal success at assimilation is generally the most they can aspire to. Melancholy and alienation dominate their feelings.
Author Ben Jelloun is a wonderful story-teller who does justice to the stories of his characters. This is an important contribution to understanding the plight of millions of today's immigrants and displaced people. Ben Jelloun's prose is well-served by translator Linda Coverdale.
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