Mohammed choukri (19 resultados)

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. A true story of human desperation, shattering in its impact.--Tennessee WilliamsDriven by famine from their home in the Rif, Mohamed's family walks to Tangiers in search of a better life. But his father is unable to find work and grows violent. Mohamed learns how to charm and steal. During a short spell in a filthy Moroccan jail, a fellow inmate kindles his life-altering love of poetry.The distinguished writer Paul Bowles, perhaps best known for his novel The Sheltering Sky, collaborated closely with Mohamed Choukri on the translation of For Bread Alone, and penned the introduction.…

Condición: good. The book is in good condition with all pages and cover intact, including the dust jacket if originally issued. The spine may show light wear. Pages may contain some notes or highlighting, and there might be a "From the library of" label. Boxed set packaging, shrink wrap, or included media like CDs may be missing.…

Paperback. Condición: Used; Very Good. **SHIPPED FROM UK** We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! Greener Books.

Softcover. Condición: Very Good. First edition. 131pp. Printed perfectbound wrappers. Wrappers sunned at the spine and edges, very good. Contains work in translation, including Heinrich Böll translated by D. & B. Perlmutter; Peter Handke translated by Ralph Manheim; Mohammed Choukri translated by Paul Bowles; Harry Martinson and Werner Aspenström, both translated by Leif Sjöberg and W.H. Auden; Medieval Portuguese poetry translated by Willard Trask; Miguel Hernandez translated by Phillip Levine; E.M. Cioran translated by Richard Howard; Eugene Ionesco translated by Eugenia Wolfowicz, and more.…

Softcover. Condición: Very Good. First edition. 131pp. Printed perfectbound wrappers. Bottom edge with a small spot, spine slightly sunned, very good. Contains work in translation, including Heinrich Böll translated by D. & B. Perlmutter; Peter Handke translated by Ralph Manheim; Mohammed Choukri translated by Paul Bowles; Harry Martinson and Werner Aspenström, both translated by Leif Sjöberg and W.H. Auden; Medieval Portuguese poetry translated by Willard Trask; Miguel Hernandez translated by Phillip Levine; E.M. Cioran translated by Richard Howard; Eugene Ionesco translated by Eugenia Wolfowicz and more.…

Condición: Very Good. Bon état. poche. 1981. Broché. 160 pages. Very Good.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. First hardcover trade edition. VG with VG glassine covered. Beige cloth with illustrated front board by Mrabet. No names or markings. Light to Moderate general wear. 8vo. 145pp. English text. Short Stories. Fiction.

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Paperback. Condición: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Couverture souple. Condición: bon. R160076604: 1983. In-12. Broché. Etat d'usage, Couv. légèrement passée, Dos frotté, Intérieur acceptable. 157 pages. . . . Classification Dewey : 890-Littératures des autres langues.

Couverture souple. Condición: bon. R160076605: 1982. In-12. Broché. Etat d'usage, Coins frottés, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur acceptable. 157 pages; rousseurs sur intérieur des plats; couverture tâchée/partiellement jaunie. . . . Classification Dewey : 890-Littératures des autres langues.

Octavo, illus light card cover, black & red lettering to spine, 145pp, VG- (moderate chafing/creasing & soiling to covers, light foxing & soiling to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to prelims).

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. Signed Limited First Edition. One of 200 numbered copies, signed by editor and translator Paul Bowles as well as 3 of the 5 authors who contributed stories to this volume (the other two were illiterate). In clear acetate dust jacket.The back cover has a few light spots, and there are a few almost invisible light spots on the front. Signed By PAUL BOWLES and 3 of.…

1/4 Cloth. Condición: Good. Signed Limited Edition. Tan illustrated wrappers show light wear to top and bottom edges, corners straight, light foxing to top bottom and fore-edge of book body, blue cloth covered spine with on-laid titles, signed by editor Paul Bowles and three of the authors, limited edition 49/200. Signed Limited Edition.…

Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1979. Limited Edition of 200 signed / numbered hardcovers and 26 signed / lettered, of which this is number 164. Octavo (23.6cm); publisher's clear acetate jacket over illustrated paper-covered boards with blue cloth spine and paper title card; 145pp. Acetate jacket crisp, with some faint scuffs and dust-soiling. Paper panels foxed and spotted. Heavy foxing to pages [6]-7 and 18-19, with scattered much-lighter foxing occasionally throughout. Binding sound and pages unmarked. Signed by Choukri, Layachi, Mrabet, and Bowles on tipped-in sheet following title page. [Miller A36.c].…

Hardcover. Condición: fine/fine. Limited Edition. Octavo. 9" z 6 1/2. Pictorial covers. Blue cloth spine. This is #61 of 200 copies. Signed by Paul Bowles, Larbi Layachi and two other author signatures in Arabic. In acetate jacket.

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. First Edition; First Printing. SIGNED Limited Edition. Copy #166 of 200 numbered copies signed by Paul Bowles & 3 of the Moroccan writers. An invoice provided by the publisher notes that 2 Moroccan writers did not sign the colophon as they were illiterate. Very close to fine in quarter cloth & boards, in a clear acetate wrapper as issued. (A few specks of foxing at top edge) An uncommon limitation. (B); 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 145 pages; Signed by Author 0-87685-410-2.…

dj. First Edition. First edition. 145, [2] pp. Bound in publisher's illustrated boards with red cloth backstrip, paper title label. Fine in original acetate wrapper, slightly cloudy. A collection of stories by five Moroccan authors, all except Choukri's being spoken texts only. American novelist and composer Paul Bowles transcribed them, his writing talents coming in handy to create a very different sort of short story than American readers are typically used to: very unpretentious and oddly entrancing. Mrabet, Choukri, and Layachi (initially writing as Driss Ben Hamed Charhadi) all wrote a number of books, most translated by Bowles.…

First Edition. Deluxe Issue, one of 26 lettered copies specially bound and signed by all contributors (except for Boulaich and Yacoubi, who did not sign), this being copy 'O'. Octavo (23.5cm); pictorial paper-covered boards and patterned cloth backstrip, with title label mounted to spine; publisher's original acetate dustjacket; [6],7-145,[3]pp. Fine in a lightly rubbed, Near Fine dustjacket. Collection of stories and folk tales told by five native Moroccans, recorded by notebook or on tape and translated by Bowles, who provides "Notes on the Work of the Translator" by way of a foreword. Uncommon in the deluxe issue. Miller A36c. …