{"product_id":"history-of-ash-hardcover","title":"History of Ash - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKhadija Marouazi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAlexander E. Elinson\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA BEST NEW BOOK OF 2023 (\u003ci\u003eTHE NEW ARAB\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA NOTABLE AFRICAN BOOK OF 2023 (\u003ci\u003eBRITTLE PAPER\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn unforgettable and eviscerating novel of human frailty, brutality, and resistance as told through the first-person prison narratives of a man and a woman\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHistory of Ash\u003c\/i\u003e is a fictional prison account narrated by Mouline and Leila, who have been imprisoned for their political activities during the so-called Lead Years of the 1970s and 1980s in Morocco, a period that was characterized by heavy state repression. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMoving between past and present, between experiences lived inside the prison cell and outside it, in the torture chamber and the judicial system, and the challenges they faced upon their release, Mouline and Leila describe their strategies for survival and resistance in lucid, often searing detail, and reassess their political engagements and the movements in which they are involved. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten with compassion and insight, \u003ci\u003eHistory of Ash\u003c\/i\u003e speaks to human brutality, resilience, and the power of the human spirit. It succeeds in both documenting the prison experience and humanizing it, while ultimately holding out the promise of redemption through a new generation.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKhadija Marouazi\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of literature at Ibn Tofa? University in Kenitra, Morocco, and a human rights activist. She is a member of the scientific committee for the Moroccan magazine \u003ci\u003eDafatir \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eal-\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003esijjin \u003c\/i\u003e(Prisoner's \u003ci\u003eNotebooks\u003c\/i\u003e) and \u003ci\u003eMajallat dirasat huquq al-insan\u003c\/i\u003e (the \u003ci\u003eJournal for Human Rights \u003c\/i\u003eStudies), and the General Secretary and founding member of the organization al-Wasit min ajl al-Dimuqratiya (the Mediator for Democracy and Human Rights). \u003ci\u003eHistory of Ash \u003c\/i\u003eis her first novel. She lives in Morocco. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eAlexander E. Elinson \u003c\/b\u003eis associate professor of Arabic and head of the Arabic program at Hunter College of the City University of New York. He is the translator of \u003ci\u003eA Beautiful White Cat Walks with Me\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Shimmering Red Fish Swims with Me \u003c\/i\u003eby Youssef Fadel, and \u003ci\u003eHot Maroc\u003c\/i\u003e by Yassin Adnan. He lives in New York.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52550240305459,"sku":"9781649032829","price":92.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Cmyz-WxmzG9781649032829.webp?v=1761069242","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/history-of-ash-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}