Corruption by Tahar Ben Jelloun

Corruption

Tahar Ben Jelloun with Carol Volk (Translator)

144 pages first pub 1994 (editions)

fiction contemporary reflective medium-paced
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Casablanca and Tangier provide the backdrops for Corruption, and erotic tale of morality about Mourad, the last honest man in Morocco. After a lifetime of resistance, Mourad finally gives in to the demands of his materialistic wife and accepts "co...

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Moods

dark 50%
funny 50%
mysterious 50%
reflective 50%
sad 50%
tense 50%

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medium 50%

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Strong character development?

It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%

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