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The Simple Past

Driss Chraïbi
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Region

North Africa

Morocco

Era

Colonial

Language

French

Genre

Fiction

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Driss Ferdi rebels against his overbearing father — who represents traditional Moroccan patriarchy — while navigating the world of the French colonial system. Morocco's first significant novel of psychological revolt.

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Caused enormous controversy on publication; foundational for Moroccan francophone fiction

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Driss Ferdi rebels against his overbearing father — who represents traditional Moroccan patriarchy — while navigating the world of the French colonial system. Morocco's first significant novel of psychological revolt. Caused enormous controversy on publication; foundational for Moroccan francophone fiction

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