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The Last Patriarch

Autor Najat El Hachmi

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The Last Patriarch
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This is a riveting debut novel of fathers and daughters, and the conflict between duty and desire, set in rural Morocco and urban Catalunya. "The Last Patriarch" is narrated by the daughter of Mimoun Driouch - the patriarch of the title - from his bi...

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  • Editorial PROFILE BOOKS LTD
  • ISBN13 9781846687174
  • ISBN10 1846687179
  • Tipo LIBRO
  • Páginas 310
  • Año de Edición 2010
  • Idioma Inglés
  • Encuadernación Paperback

The Last Patriarch

Autor Najat El Hachmi

Editorial PROFILE BOOKS LTD

This is a riveting debut novel of fathers and daughters, and the conflict between duty and desire, set in rural Morocco and urban Catalunya. "The Last Patriarch" is narrated by the daughter of Mimoun Driouch - the patriarch of the title - from his bi...

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13,54€
Ahorra 0,71€
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Envío gratis a partir de 19€
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This is a riveting debut novel of fathers and daughters, and the conflict between duty and desire, set in rural Morocco and urban Catalunya. "The Last Patriarch" is narrated by the daughter of Mimoun Driouch - the patriarch of the title - from his birth to her entrance into university. Mimoun believes that life on his parents' land 'is not his destiny' and so we follow his journey from rural Morocco to urban Cataluna. Mimoun's own violent nature and paranoia leads to frustration and rage, which he duly takes out on his wife and children. 'This was not his destiny' - this phrase is repeated almost like a mantra for Mimoun, who truly believes he is meant for great things. However, as the years pass, it begins to sound hollow; he does not escape the limitations of the role assigned to him by the patriarchal system, but his daughter will. El Hachmi looks at the role of women within a patriarchal culture and tradition while tackling more contemporary issues such as immigration and integration, as well as the fractured identity that results from having roots in two very distinct cultures. It is at once a powerful saga of a Moroccan family and a story of a girl's struggle to find her own identity and break free of a domineering father.