false 6676470 1 <p>The violence of war is rendered immediate and vividly personal in this powerful book by one of North Africa's premier writers and intellectuals. The human devastation wrought upon Iraqis in the Gulf War and upon Palestinian refugees in Lebanon and the Occupied Territories is captured in a quietly unrelenting, essential act of remembering that balances lyricism with horror.</p><p><b>Tahar Ben Jelloun</b>, poet, novelist, and professor, was born and raised in Fez, Morocco, and has lived and worked in France since 1971. Winner of the Prix Goncourt in 1987, he is the author of numerous works of fiction, poetry, and critique.</p> 6871566 1 2 2010 Rising of the Ashes 0 0 4 0 0 0 false false Wed Oct 21 08:14:12 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 08:14:12 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Aug 26 09:51:02 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 26 09:51:02 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Aug 25 07:08:23 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 07:08:23 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Aug 04 16:32:25 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 11:29:58 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=6676470