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Bezig met laden... Straight from the Horse's Mouth (editie 2020)door Meryem Alaoui
Informatie over het werkStraight from the Horse's Mouth door Meryem Alaoui
Books Read in 2021 (3,140) Bezig met laden...
Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Thirty-something Jmiaa lives in Casablanca, trying to support herself and her young daughter through sex work. The first half of Straight from the Horse's Mouth has some interest to it, with its evocation of the seedier side of life in contemporary Morocco and Jmiaa's determined refusal to indulge in either self-pity or self-reflection. But as the book progressed, it became ever more disingenuous, and the shift from gritty bawdiness to fairytale ending just didn't work. ( ) In the middle of Casablanca, Jmiaa, a prostitute in her mid-thirties, lives with her daughter and a roommate, where she supports herself and her daughter and tries to have a little fun along the way. Jmiaa tells her own story, how she went from a beloved daughter in a secure family to having to earn her own way in a society where women have very few options. And the reader accompanies Jmiaa through her current life, where she might just have a chance at something better. Jmiaa is a fascinating character. She's not much given to self-reflection, but she's also not going to indulge in feeling sorry for herself. Instead, she lives her life in the moment, keeping nothing to herself. I'm not sure I'd want to know her in real life, but she's a fantastic character to spend a few hours with. First of Asymptote book club reads for me. Liked it because the translator is from Rhode Island :) I wasn’t much taken with the writing, and the story seemed too Pat, too formulaic. Happy ending and all. There are elements of A Strong Woman, but something seems missing. The glossary annoyed me, although I used it. In the end, it was an easy read. #hollywood geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Onderdeel van de uitgeversreeks(en)Gallimard, Folio (6819) PrijzenErelijsten
"This hilarious, colorful portrait of a prostitute navigating life in modern Morocco introduces a promising new literary voice. Jmiaa, a prostitute in Casablanca, lives alone with her daughter. A woman of strong character and quick wit, she doesn't hold back when describing the world around her: her lover Chaïba, a crude, wordless brute, or Halima, her depressed fellow prostitute who reads the Qur'an between clients, or Mouy, her mother with implacable moral standards who seems completely ignorant of her daughter's work. Then along comes a young woman, Chadlia--dubbed "Horse Mouth" by Jmiaa--who wants to make her first film about the life of this Casa neighborhood. She's looking for an actress... In this breakout debut novel, Meryem Alaoui gives us a vibrant picture of daily life in a working-class Morocco where everyone copes with difficulties through vitality and resourcefulness"-- Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)843.92Literature French French fiction Modern Period 21st CenturyLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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