الخبز الحافي by محمد شكريMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Disclosure:
I get a copy of this nice piece of Arabic literature during my stay in the Kingdom of Morocco, I bought it from the Central library of Casablanca.
My Plot:
In fact it was an amazing piece of art written in combination with Arabic and Moroccan standard Arabic. Actually it was all about the hard life that the Author had lead during his live with the French people during the so called protectorate period. In fact the description of the environment that the Author has practiced was all negative. People living in hunger, going around the dirt and rubbish, It was all going negative with the life of this Author, the story also contains some aspects of his adulthood, when he was working the Café of this Rif Master. There was a depiction of nuisance that the older leads toward the younger, the ignorance that lives inside the mind of every person, Actually I feel sorry for these people who lived in a hard condition.
The story include some contradiction between the French people life and the Aborigines of the country, I would really enjoy the flow of the events but I don't believe actually the historical fact already. I am not fun of History at all, because there is no truth in it.
Positive and Negative aspects:
As already stated, there is no Truth inside the Arab history in General, everyone make history to his own attention and profit. But it is worth enough to say that the story really amaze me. It was realistic in all it's aspects. with a portray of the writer going to the Brothel with his friend Tafartiti. all these literary steps makes me live the same life of the Author. But what annoys me was the true portray of something creepy like having a dead chicken from the rubbish or revealing the sexual intercourse that his father made with his mother during the pregnancy period.
My Personal reaction:
The book in fact made me feel sad, because these persons inside the story really taste a hard life even in there proper country. In fact it was a nice attempt to portrays the life inside you, but all in all, it was amazing to the last extent. As Americans say, it was OK
Recommendations
I recommend this book to persons who already have enough mind to look for the story and life of the novel's writer, I don't recommend it persons under 18 Years who would get excited with the nature of the events inside the book.
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