A Palace in the Old Village (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780143118473)

From "Morocco's greatest living author" (The Guardian), an internationally bestselling novel of universal appeal--about the powerful pull of home and the lengths to which a parent will go to bring his family together

Mohammed has spent the past forty years working in France. As he approaches retirement, he takes stock of his life--his devotion to Islam and to his assimilated children--and decides to return to Morocco, where he spends his life's savings building the biggest house in the village and waiting for his children and grandchildren to come be with him.

A heartbreaking novel about parents and children, A Palace in the Old Village captures the sometimes stark contrasts between old- and new-world values, and immigrant's abiding pursuit of home.

Author: Tahar Ben Jelloun
ISBN-10: 0143118471
ISBN-13: 9780143118473
Publisher: Penguin Adult Hc/Tr
Language: English
Published: 01/25/2011
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.29lbs
Size: 7.13h x 5.05w x 0.50d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 11/29/2010
Kirkus Reviews 12/01/2010
Library Journal 01/01/2011 pg. 76
Booklist 02/01/2011 pg. 30