{"product_id":"straight-from-the-horses-mouth-paperback","title":"Straight from the Horse's Mouth - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMeryem Alaoui\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEmma Ramadan\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a Best Book of the Year by the Los Angeles Public Library \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis hilarious, colorful portrait of a sex worker navigating life in modern Morocco introduces a promising new literary voice.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Thirty-four-year-old prostitute Jmiaa reflects on the bustling world around her with a brutal honesty, but also a quick wit that cuts through the drudgery. Like many of the women in her working-class Casablanca neighborhood, Jmiaa struggles to earn enough money to support herself and her family--often including the deadbeat husband who walked out on her and their young daughter. While she doesn't despair about her profession like her roommate, Halima, who reads the Quran between clients, she still has to maintain a delicate balance between her reality and the \"respectable\" one she paints for her own more conservative mother. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This daily grind is interrupted by the arrival of an aspiring young director, Chadlia, whom Jmiaa takes to calling \"Horse Mouth.\" Chadlia enlists Jmiaa's help on a film project, initially just to make sure the plot and dialogue are authentic. But when she's unable to find an actress who's right for the starring role, she turns again to Jmiaa, giving the latter an incredible opportunity for a better life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In her breakout debut novel, Meryem Alaoui creates a vibrant picture of the day-to-day challenges faced by working people in Casablanca, which they meet head-on with resourcefulness and resilience.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMeryem Alaoui \u003c\/b\u003ewas born and raised in Morocco, where she managed an independent media group that combined publications in French (\u003ci\u003eTelQuel\u003c\/i\u003e) and Arabic (\u003ci\u003eNichane\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003ci\u003eStraight from the Horse's Mouth\u003c\/i\u003e, her debut novel, was first published in France, where it has achieved great critical acclaim. After several years in New York, Alaoui now lives in Morocco. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmma Ramadan \u003c\/b\u003eis an educator and literary translator from French. She is the recipient of the PEN Translation Prize, the Albertine Prize, an NEA Fellowship, and a Fulbright. Her translations include Abdellah Taïa's \u003ci\u003eA Country for Dying\u003c\/i\u003e, Kamel Daoud's \u003ci\u003eZabor, or The Psalms\u003c\/i\u003e, and Barbara Molinard's \u003ci\u003ePanics\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769282986272,"sku":"9781892746795","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/91aee825b687b6949fa227b16d7e2ee4.webp?v=1780345024","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/straight-from-the-horses-mouth-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}