{"product_id":"living-in-your-light","title":"Living in Your Light","description":"A story in praise of a woman, a fighter, a survivor from the award-winning French-Moroccan novelist known for humanizing North Africa’s otherwise marginalized characters—prostitutes and thieves, trans and gay people in a world where being LGBTQ+ can be a dangerous act.\n\nShortlisted for the prestigious Prix Goncourt in 2022.\n\nA Green Apple bookstore March 2025 Apple-a-Month Pick.\n\nThree moments in the life of Malika, a Moroccan countrywoman. From 1954 to 1999. From French colonization to the death of King Hassan II.\n\nIt is her voice we hear in Abdellah Taïa’s stunning new novel, translated by Emma Ramadan, who won the PEN Translation Prize for her translation of Taia’s last novel, A Country for Dying.\n\nMalika’s first husband was sent by the French to fight in Indochina.\n\nIn the 1960s, in Rabat, she does everything possible to prevent her daughter Khadija from becoming a maid in a rich French woman’s villa.\n\nThe day before the death of Hassan II, a young homosexual thief, Jaâfar, enters her home and wants to kill her.\n\nMalika recounts with rage her strategies to escape the injustices of History. To survive. To have a little space of her own.\n\nMalika is Taïa’s mother: M'Barka Allali Taïa (1930-2010). This book is dedicated to her.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1644214539\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.1644214539.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Taïa, Abdellah|Ramadan, Emma\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43338197794877,"sku":"BVV.1644214539.G","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/1644214539-0.jpg?v=1783910417","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/living-in-your-light","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}