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Corruption / Tahar Ben Jelloun ; translated by Carol Volk.
Van Pelt Library PQ3989.2.J4 H6513 1995
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ben Jelloun, Tahar, 1947-
- Standardized Title:
- Homme rompu. French
- Language:
- English
- French
- Genre:
- Fiction.
- Penn Provenance:
- Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- 136 pages ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : New Press, [1995]
- Summary:
- Casablanca and Tangier provide the backdrops for Corruption, an exotic and erotic tale of modern-day morality, reminiscent of Camus's The Stranger. Mourad is the last honest man in Morocco. Much to the chagrin of his boss, his colleagues, and his materialistic wife, he adamantly refuses to accept "commissions" for his work. But his honesty goes unappreciated. Criticized for condemning his family to a life of poverty, encouraged by his boss to be more "flexible", Mourad finally gives in: just one envelope stuffed with cash, then another... Ben Jelloun's compelling novel evokes the universal dangers of succumbing to the daily temptations of modern life, as Mourad lives the consequences of betraying his own conscience after a lifetime of honesty and resistance.
- ISBN:
- 1565842952
- OCLC:
- 32203178
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