{"product_id":"straight-from-the-horses-mouth-9781892746795","title":"Straight from the Horse's Mouth","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a Best Book of the Year by the Los Angeles Public Library \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis hilarious, colorful portrait of a sex worker navigating life in modern Morocco introduces a promising new literary voice.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Thirty-four-year-old prostitute Jmiaa reflects on the bustling world around her with a brutal honesty, but also a quick wit that cuts through the drudgery. Like many of the women in her working-class Casablanca neighborhood, Jmiaa struggles to earn enough money to support herself and her family--often including the deadbeat husband who walked out on her and their young daughter. While she doesn't despair about her profession like her roommate, Halima, who reads the Quran between clients, she still has to maintain a delicate balance between her reality and the \"respectable\" one she paints for her own more conservative mother. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This daily grind is interrupted by the arrival of an aspiring young director, Chadlia, whom Jmiaa takes to calling \"Horse Mouth.\" Chadlia enlists Jmiaa's help on a film project, initially just to make sure the plot and dialogue are authentic. But when she's unable to find an actress who's right for the starring role, she turns again to Jmiaa, giving the latter an incredible opportunity for a better life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In her breakout debut novel, Meryem Alaoui creates a vibrant picture of the day-to-day challenges faced by working people in Casablanca, which they meet head-on with resourcefulness and resilience.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-13176501\"\u003eMeryem Alaoui\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Other Press (NY)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.10w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781892746795\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1892746794\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC044000\"\u003eWomen\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC051000\"\u003eCultural Heritage\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC069000\"\u003eCity Life\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMeryem Alaoui \u003c\/b\u003ewas born and raised in Morocco, where she managed an independent media group that combined publications in French (\u003ci\u003eTelQuel\u003c\/i\u003e) and Arabic (\u003ci\u003eNichane\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003ci\u003eStraight from the Horse's Mouth\u003c\/i\u003e, her debut novel, was first published in France, where it has achieved great critical acclaim. After several years in New York, Alaoui now lives in Morocco. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eEmma Ramadan\u003c\/b\u003e is a literary translator based in Providence, Rhode Island, where she co-owns Riffraff bookstore and bar. She is the recipient of an NEA Translation Fellowship, a PEN\/Heim Translation Fund grant, a Fulbright, and the 2018 Albertine Prize. Her translations include \u003ci\u003eSphinx\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNot One Day\u003c\/i\u003e by Anne Garréta, \u003ci\u003ePretty Things\u003c\/i\u003e by Virginie Despentes, \u003ci\u003eThe Shutters\u003c\/i\u003e by Ahmed Bouanani, and \u003ci\u003eMe \u0026amp; Other Writing \u003c\/i\u003eby Marguerite Duras.","brand":"Other Press (NY)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42685175922925,"sku":"9781892746795","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_7dc58ba6-8ea1-45eb-ac07-3eb36e6f5da7.jpg?v=1649763967","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/straight-from-the-horses-mouth-9781892746795","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}