Overview
Region
North Africa
Morocco
Era
Contemporary
Language
French
Genre
Fiction
About This Work
A Moroccan merchant registers his eighth daughter as a son. Narrated in a Marrakech storytelling circle, the novel follows Ahmed/Zahra's journey through a life lived between genders, questioning identity, faith, and desire.
Literary Significance
Won the Prix Renaudot 1987; a landmark in Francophone Maghrebi literature