Abdellatif LaÃ¢bi,AndrÃ© Naffis-Sahely
The Bottom of the Jar is the journey of a boy finding his footing in the heart of Fez during the 1950s, as Morocco began freeing itself from the grip of the French colonial occupation. The narrator vividly recalls his first encounters with the ebullient city, family dramas, and the joys and turbulence of his childhood. He recalls a renegade, hashish-loving uncle, who at nightfall transforms into a beloved Homer, his salt-of-the-earth motherÂ¢s impassioned pleas to a Divine ear, and his fatherÂ¢s enduring generosity. Told in the spirit of a late-night ramble among friends where hilarious anecdotes and poignant recollections flow in equal parts, LaÃ¢biÂ¢s autobiographical novel offers us a generous glimpse into the formative experiences of a great poet, whose integrity and commitment to social justice earned him an eight-and-a-half year prison sentence during MoroccoÂ¢s "year of lead" in The 1970s.
Cultural,Africa,Northern Africa,Morocco,Cultural,France,Autobiography,Memoir,Moroccan
The Bottom of the Jar