{"product_id":"this-blinding-absence-of-light-1","title":"This Blinding Absence of Light","description":"In this extraordinary non-fiction novel, based on a true story, Tahar Ben Jelloun traces the experiences of Salim who, in 1971, took part in a failed coup attempt to oust King Hassan II of Morocco. With sixty others Salim was incarcerated in a secret prison complex in the Moroccan desert: he was to remain there for nearly twenty years. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn starkly eloquent, beautiful prose, Ben Jelloun relates the prisoners'' experiences as they struggle to survive. The son of a witty, feckless courtier who disowns him, Salim tells stories to keep sane - from the suras of his beloved Koran to the plot of A Streetcar Named Desire. Even in the darkest, most terrible conditions, sympathy, insight, the human quest for meaning and understanding, never desert Salim. The resulting novel is a wrenching yet exquisite celebration of the human spirit and its determination to survive. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A masterpiece'' Judges of the IMPAC award \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''a sad and splendid book'' New York Times Book Review","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56722590302543,"sku":"9780141022826","price":18.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0061\/0372\/8217\/files\/9780141022826_1-this-blinding-absence-of-light.jpg?v=1773029401","url":"https:\/\/www.suomalainen.com\/products\/this-blinding-absence-of-light-1","provider":"Suomalainen.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}