For Bread Alone

“A true story of human desperation, shattering in its impact.”—Tennessee Williams

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. Mohamed learns how to charm and steal. During a short spell in a filthy Moroccan jail, a fellow inmate kindles his life-altering love of poetry.

The distinguished writerPaul Bowles, perhaps best known for his novelThe Sheltering Sky, collaborated closely withMohamed Choukri on the translation ofFor Bread Alone, and penned the introduction.