{"product_id":"for-bread-alone-9781846590108","title":"For Bread Alone","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"A true story of human desperation, shattering in its impact.\"--Tennessee Williams\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDriven by famine from their home in the Rif, Mohamed's family walks to Tangiers in search of a better life. But his father is unable to find work and grows violent. Mohamed learns how to charm and steal. During a short spell in a filthy Moroccan jail, a fellow inmate kindles his life-altering love of poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe distinguished writer \u003cb\u003ePaul Bowles\u003c\/b\u003e, perhaps best known for his novel \u003ci\u003eThe Sheltering Sky, \u003c\/i\u003e collaborated closely with \u003cb\u003eMohamed Choukri\u003c\/b\u003e on the translation of \u003ci\u003eFor Bread Alone, \u003c\/i\u003e and penned the introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Telegram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52158585930002,"sku":"9781846590108","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1037c94f-5a28-450c-b01b-ad5d75b173e3.jpg?v=1774967224","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/for-bread-alone-9781846590108","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}