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Reading Mohamed Choukri's Narratives presents an intricate exploration into the life and literary universe of Mohamed Choukri, a towering figure in 20th-century Moroccan literature. Known primarily for his groundbreaking autobiographical work "al-Khubz al-Hafi" (For Bread Alone), Choukri's literary influence extends well beyond this single work. This book seeks to cast a light on his broader body of work, examining the cultural, societal, and personal influences that shaped his unique storytelling style. Through a deep analysis of his narratives, this text aims to unfold how Choukri portrayed the harsh realities he and others encountered, giving voice to the marginalized individuals and communities in Morocco.
List of contents
Introduction
Jonas Elbousty & Roger Allen
Mohamed Choukri's Short Stories: Flower Crazy and The Tent
Jonas Elbousty
Moroccan Literary History and Muhammad Shukri
Roger Allen
Translation and Cultural Appropriation: Paul Bowles' Translation of Mohamed Choukri's al-Khubz al-Hafi
Qussay Al-Attabi
Translating Mohamed Choukri: Between Manipulation and Rewriting
Hanan Bennoudi
Education as Paradox and Possibility in Mohammed Choukri's novel Streetwise (1992)
Touria Khannous
Negotiating Space: Reclaiming the Spatial Gender Boundaries of Tangier in Muhammad Shukri's Autobiographical Novel Wujuh (Faces)
mbarek sryfi
Sex Work was Hiring: Disguised Sociopolitical Critique in For Bread Alone and Zifzaf's The Woman and the Rose
Ian Campbell
Mohamed Choukri: When literature Offers biting Social Critique
Anouar El Younssi
The Poetics of Atheism: How Mohamed Choukri Resists Ideological Appropriation
Natalie Khazaal
Tyranny Across Choukri and Kafka: Systems of Power Within the Father
Mustafa Zewar
About the author
Jonas Elbousty holds an MPhil and a Ph.D. from Columbia University. He teaches at Yale University where he is the Director of Undergraduate Studies. His publications include Vitality and Dynamism (Leiden University Press, 2015), Advanced Arabic Literary Reader (Routledge Press, 2016), Media Arabic (Routledge Press, 2021), Aswat Muasira (Georgetown University Press, 2023), Tales of Tangier (Yale University Press, 2023), and two forthcoming books, Screams of War (Seagull books 2024) and Faces (Georgetown University Press, 2024)
Roger Allen retired in June 2011 after serving for 43 years as Professor of Arabic and Comparative Literature at the University of Pennsylvania. In 2009-10 he was President of the Middle East Studies Association of North America. He is the author of numerous studies in book and article form devoted to the Arabic literary tradition and is also a translator of numerous contributions to the tradition of both modern and pre-modern Arabic narrative.
Summary
Reading Mohamed Choukri’s Narratives presents an intricate exploration into the life and literary universe of Mohamed Choukri, a towering figure in 20th-century Moroccan literature. Known primarily for his groundbreaking autobiographical work "al-Khubz al-Ḥāfī" (For Bread Alone), Choukri's literary influence extends well beyond this single work. This book seeks to cast a light on his broader body of work, examining the cultural, societal, and personal influences that shaped his unique storytelling style. Through a deep analysis of his narratives, this text aims to unfold how Choukri portrayed the harsh realities he and others encountered, giving voice to the marginalized individuals and communities in Morocco.
