For Bread Alone

by Paul Bowles and Mohamed Choukri

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For Bread Alone

Synopsis

“A true story of human desperation, shattering in its impact.”-Tennessee Williams Driven 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. The distinguished writerPaul Bowles, perhaps best known for his novelThe Sheltering Sky,collaborated closely withMohamed Choukrion the translation ofFor Bread Alone,and penned the introduction.