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Corruption
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Corruption Paperback - 1996

by Jelloun, Tahar Ben

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  • Title Corruption
  • Author Jelloun, Tahar Ben
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 144
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher New Press, The, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Date 1996-11
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 3742643-6
  • ISBN 9781565842960 / 1565842960
  • Weight 0.4 lbs (0.18 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.26 x 5.66 x 0.43 in (20.98 x 14.38 x 1.09 cm)
  • Reading level 680
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 95011667
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

From the rear cover

Casablanca and Tangier provide the backdrops for Corruption, an exotic and erotic tale of modern-day morality, reminiscent of Camus's The Stranger. Mourad is the last honest man in Morocco. Much to the chagrin of his boss, his colleagues, and his materialistic wife, he adamantly refuses to accept "commissions" for his work. But his honesty goes unappreciated. Criticized for condemning his family to a life of poverty, encouraged by his boss to be more "flexible", Mourad finally gives in: just one envelope stuffed with cash, then another... Ben Jelloun's compelling novel evokes the universal dangers of succumbing to the daily temptations of modern life, as Mourad lives the consequences of betraying his own conscience after a lifetime of honesty and resistance.

About the author

Winner of the 1994 Prix Maghreb, Tahar Ben Jelloun was born in 1944 in Fez, Morocco, and emigrated to France in 1961. A novelist, essayist, critic, and poet, he is a regular contributor to Le Monde, La Rpubblica, El Pas, and Panorama. His novels include The Sacred Night, which received the Prix Goncourt in 1987, and Corruption (The New Press).

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