{"product_id":"streetwise-9781846590276","title":"Streetwise","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Choukri is a powerful teller of stories. His telling of oppression is vivid and remarkable.\"--\u003ci\u003eMorning Star \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story of Mohamed Choukri's life is continued in the sequel to \u003ci\u003eFor Bread Alone.\u003c\/i\u003e In his early twenties, Choukri takes the momentous decision to learn to read and write. When not at school he hangs out in caf s, drinking and smoking \u003ci\u003ekif.\u003c\/i\u003e Some nights he sleeps in a dosshouse, but mostly he sleeps in mosques or on the street, while local prostitutes take him home, providing some human solace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eMohamed Choukri\u003c\/b\u003e is one of North Africa's most controversial and widely read authors.\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":50856911012114,"sku":"9781846590276","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1fb1cfc9-170f-4b70-89b2-719f584beed7.jpg?v=1737515255","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/streetwise-9781846590276","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}