Mazaltob (Paperback)
Bendahan, Blanche (Author)
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A first-ever English translation of a compelling work by a forerunner of modern Sephardi feminist literature. Raised in the Judería or Jewish quarter of Tetouan, Morocco, at the turn of the 20th-century, sixteen-year-old Mazaltob finds herself betrothed to José, an uncouth man from her own community who has returned from Argentina to take a wife. Mazaltob, however, is in love with Jean, who is French, half-Jewish, and a free spirit. In this classic of North African Jewish fiction, Blanche Bendahan evokes the two compelling forces tearing Mazaltob apart in her body and soul: her loyalty to th...
ISBN (SKU)
9781684582051
Pages
176
Weight
286g
Dimensions
229x152x18
Imprint
Brandeis University Press
Published
22, April, 2024
Genres
Society & Culture
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