For Bread Alone by Mohamed Choukri, Paul Bowles

169 pages first pub 1973 (editions)

nonfiction autobiography memoir reflective slow-paced
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Driven by famine from their home in the Rif, Mohamed's family walks to Tangiers in search of a better life. But his father is unable to find work and grows violent, beating Mohamed's mother and killing his sick younger brother in a moment of mad r...

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Moods

dark 62%
sad 54%
emotional 41%
tense 37%
challenging 33%
reflective 29%
adventurous 12%
funny 8%
hopeful 8%
informative 8%
inspiring 8%
relaxing 4%

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fast 50%
medium 29%
slow 20%

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