The curious case of Dassoukine's trousers / Fouad Laroui ; translated from the French by Emma Ramadan ; introduction by Laila Lalami.

Author
Laroui, Fouad, 1958- [Browse]
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Book
Language
English
Εdition
First edition.
Published/​Created
  • Dallas, Texas : Deep Vellum Publishing, 2016.
  • ©2016
Description
135 pages ; 21 cm

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    Summary note
    "This linked story collection employs laugh-out-loud humor and profound pathos across a variety of literary styles to explore what it is like to live surrounded by the unfamiliar." -- back cover
    Notes
    Originally published in French as L'étrange affaire du pantalon de Dassoukine in 2012.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (pages 130-133).
    Language note
    Translated from the French.
    Contents
    • Introduction / Laila Lalami.
    • The curious case of Dassoukine's trousers
    • Dislocation
    • Born nowhere
    • Khouribga, or, The laws of the universe
    • What's not said in Brussels
    • Bennani's bodyguard
    • The invention of dry swimming
    • Fifteen minutes as philosophers
    • The night before.
    • Works cited.
    ISBN
    • 9781941920268 ((paperback))
    • 1941920268
    LCCN
    2015960722
    OCLC
    923554674
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