![]() ![]() Only the father, the mother, and the midwife are ever aware of the hoax that is being perpetrated. Mohammed Ahmed is circumcised ( blood is drawn from her imaginary penis when Hajji Ahmed (Father) intentionally cuts his finger over the child during the ceremony), his breasts are bound, and he even marries his cousin Fatima, a sickly epileptic girl, who dies young. Using bribery and deceit, the masquerade succeeds. The first part of the book describes the father's efforts to thwart suspicion that his child is a boy, especially from his jealous brothers, who look to inherit Ahmed's fortune. Frustrated by his failure to bring a son into the world, Ahmed's father is determined that his youngest daughter will be raised as a boy, with all the rights and privileges that go along with it. ![]() The book is a lyrical account of the life of Mohammed Ahmed, the eighth daughter of Hajji Ahmed Suleyman. There are strong elements of magical realism in the novel.īen Jelloun continued the story of Mohammed Ahmed/Zahra in his award-winning 1987 novel, The Sacred Night. It can also be seen as a critique of "traditional" Islamic and Moroccan morals, with specific reference to the position of women. First published in France, the novel's message expresses on multiple levels ideas about the post-colonial condition of Morocco while also emphasising themes relating to the construction of individual identities. The Sand Child ( l'Enfant de sable) is a 1985 novel by Moroccan author Tahar Ben Jelloun. ![]()
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