PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
Aziz BineBine is a Moroccan author, former army officer, and survivor of Tazmamart prison. He now lives in Marrakech. Lulu Norman is a writer, translator, and editor who lives in London. She has translated Albert Cossery, Mahmoud Darwish, Tahar Ben Jelloun, and the songs of Serge Gainsbourg and has written for national newspapers, including the London Review of Books.
'It is hard to imagine anything more hellish than the experiences BineBine describes. What nonetheless makes his memoir life-affirming is the determination it reflects to remain human under inhuman circumstances' - Fiona Graham, European Literature Network 'Tazmamart is the poignant and profound account, immaculately translated from the French, of an arbitrary incarceration...' - Amanda Hopkinson, The Tablet ..a must read for anyone interested in human rights and Morocco's hidden past. -- BookBlast Diary A powerful tribute to human fortitude and imagination - and perfect reading for incarcerated times. -- Guardian This is an incredible memoir, a story of indomitability of the human spirit over adversity, an epic story of survival. -- Irish Examiner Tazmamart is the poignant and profound account, immaculately translated from the French, of an arbitrary incarceration... -- The Tablet 'Tazmamart is far more than a vital document: it is a powerful tribute to human fortitude and imagination - and perfect reading for incarcerated times.' - Toby Lichtig, The Guardian Tazmamart is an utterly heartbreaking book which forces you to completely reconsider your own freedom, pointing out the glaringly obvious fact that at any given second, millions of people are living their own inescapable dystopias. --New Welsh Review Amy Aed Binebine's Tazmamart narrative is less artful than the others, most of which were co-composed with professional writers. Yet that is also what makes Binebine's the most achingly real. -- Quantara.de For all the suffering, this isn't a depressing book. On the contrary, it is compulsively readable and even uplifting, because the lesson BineBine imparts is one of love and dry-eyed compassion. Faultlessly translated by Lulu Norman, Tazmamart is a deeply moving testament to the strength of the human spirit. -- Spectator This is the true story of Aziz BineBine who, unwittingly entangled in a failed coup against King Hassan II, found himself locked in a small, underground cell in a prison thought to be a mere horror story: Tazmamart. For 18 years, no one knew where the prison's inmates were. No one knew if they were even alive...Set to become a cult classic of survival literature, Tazmamart is a hellish journey through the abyss of despair - and out the other side. -- Institut Francais
