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A Life Full of Holes

by Larbi Layachi

A life shaped by daily struggle

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A life shaped by daily struggle

A shepherd and petty trafficker tries to hold on to hope amid the pressures of everyday life. The book’s cultural and linguistic context is central: its source description identifies it as the first novel written in Moghrebi Arabic dialect, recorded and translated into English by Paul Bowles from the account of Driss ben Hamed Charhadi. That collaboration places the work at the intersection of North African lived experience and literary translation, while its subject remains the struggle to sustain hope in difficult circumstances.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in North African literature and cultural perspectives.
  • Readers curious about literary translation and the collaboration behind a novel.
  • Readers seeking fiction centered on hardship and the effort to maintain hope.

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Daily hardshipHopeNorth African lifeLiterary collaboration and translation

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Book overview

One of the most unusual literary innovations ever produced, A Life Full of Holes is the result of a singular collaboration between two remarkable individuals: Driss ben Hamed Charhadi, an illiterate North African servant and street vendor, and legendary American novelist and essayist Paul Bowles. The powerful story of a shepherd and petty trafficker struggling to maintain hope as he wrestles with the grim realities of daily life, it is the first novel ever written in the Arabic dialect Moghrebi, faithfully recorded and translated into English by Bowles. Straightforward yet rich in complex emotions, it is a fascinating inside look at an unfamiliar culture--harsh and startling, yet interwoven with a poignant, poetic beauty.

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