Something Strange, Like Hunger

Short Stories

Something Strange, Like Hunger
Malika Moustadraf, Alice Guthrie
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Paperback
h197 x 128mm - 128pg
24 Feb 2022 UK
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9780863569166
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Malika Moustadraf is a cult feminist icon in contemporary Moroccan literature, celebrated for her uncompromising depiction of life on the margins. Something Strange, Like Hunger presents Moustadraf' s collected short fiction: haunting, visceral stories by a master of the genre. Here, we tune into Casablanca' s unheard: a sex worker struggling to keep warm on the streets; a housewife flirting with strangers online; a kidney patient, priced-out of treatment, facing the harsh reality of his condition; and a mother scheming to ensure her daughter passes a virginity test. Something Strange, Like Hunger is a sharp provocation to patriarchal power, and a celebration of the life and genius of one of Morocco' s preeminent writers.
' At once tender and cruel, insolent and profound, Malika Moustadraf is an exceptional and courageous writer who confronts the harshest realities of her country. Her characters, with all their humour and complexity, will stay with you for a long time. ' Leila Slimani;
Malika Moustadraf (1969-2006) was a writer from Casablanca, Morocco. Celebrated by other writers for her distinctive style and experimental language, Moustadraf wrote unflinchingly about life in the margins, centering the female body and experience. An exacting social critic, throughout her life she was persecuted for her taboo-busting subject matter and feminism. Her friends recall her fierce intellect, her humour, and her feminist rage. Moustadraf suffered from chronic kidney failure, preventing her from attending higher education; an intense engagement with the written word and experimentation with hybrid language became her equivalent of an academic discipline. She died at just thirty-seven of kidney disease, denied access to basic healthcare that could have saved her life. Alice Guthrie is an award-winning queer translator, editor and literature curator specialising in contemporary Arabic writing. Widely published since 2008, her work has often focused on activist art and subaltern voices. They include Rasha Abbas, Atef Abu Seif and Sahar Mandour. She teaches Translation Studies at University of Exeter and lives in Bristol.
Status: No local stock, title imported to order
ISBN-13: 9780863569166
Published: 24 Feb 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Saqi Books
Publisher: Saqi Books
Format: Paperback
Height: 197mm
Width: 128mm
Spine: 10mm
Pages: 128

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