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Palace in the Old Village
Palace in the Old Village | Tahar Ben Jelloun
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The latest novel from "Morocco's greatest living author" ("The Guardian") Award-winning, internationally bestselling author Tahar Ben Jelloun's new novel is the story of an immigrant named Mohammed who has spent forty years in France and is about to retire. Taking stock of his life- his devotion to Islam and to his assimilated children-he decides to return to Morocco, where he spends his life's savings building the biggest house in the village and waits for his children and grandchildren to come be with him. A heartbreaking novel about parents and children, "A Palace in the Old Village" captures the sometimes stark contrasts between old- and new-world values, and an immigrant's abiding pursuit of home.
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A Palace in the Old Village | Tahar Ben Jelloun
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A delightful read by well-known Moroccan author nominated to the Nobel prize for literature: the drama of a simple man who spends all of his adult life coping with the hardship of immigration and lack of belonging. Unable to understand that conflicting life views with the younger generations are inevitable, he dies in solitude in his village of origin, far from his children, instead of enjoying his early pension years and life savings

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