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Hot Maroc by Yassin Adnan; Translated from the Arabic by Alexander E. Elinson. Photo: Syracuse University Press
Hot Maroc by Yassin Adnan; Translated from the Arabic by Alexander E. Elinson. Photo: Syracuse University Press
'Hot Maroc': why Yassin Adnan wanted to write an Arabic novel
The Moroccan writer's debut novel, now translated into English, succeeds as a scathing critique of political corruption
Malcolm Forbes
31 August, 2021