{"product_id":"le-sacrifice-des-vaches-noires-moha-layid-9781603296632","title":"Le Sacrifice Des Vaches Noires: Une Histoire Marocaine","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn acclaimed Moroccan novel about resisting colonialism and environmental destruction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn oasis community in Morocco hopes to stop a devastating drought by sacrificing black cows to satisfy the spirits. But the wise elder Bassou secretly plans a different solution: to sabotage the motorized pumps that have lowered the water table and nearly destroyed the subsistence farming and herding that support the local way of life. The young newlywed Yidir agrees to help him and eventually becomes a part of the broader fight for Moroccan independence from French colonial rule.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePortraying an indigenous community undergoing radical change, \u003ci\u003eLe sacrifice des vaches noires\u003c\/i\u003e reflects on notions of modernity and tradition, science and spirituality, free will and fate, and considers the moral obligations of individuals and community. First published in French in 1992, the novel received international acclaim and is regarded as the single best work about Amazigh culture in southeastern Morocco. It was adapted into the award-winning film \u003ci\u003eAtash\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eThirst\u003c\/i\u003e) by the Moroccan director Saâd Chraïbi in 2000.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Moha Layid\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1603296638\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781603296632\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Modern Language Association of America\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/07\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 308\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Moha Layid","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44809765224703,"sku":"9781603296632","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f666ad94-b469-47cb-8632-5131b0c7bb46.jpg?v=1707927412","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/le-sacrifice-des-vaches-noires-moha-layid-9781603296632","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}