Yesterday and Today

by Larbi Layachi

Portrays the daily life of a man who lives in Tangier and struggles to find work

Genres: Morocco

200 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1984

About the author

Driss ben Hamed Charhadi (1937–1986) is the pseudonym for Larbi Layachi, a Moroccan story-teller, some of whose stories have been translated by Paul Bowles from Moroccan Arabic to English. His Life Full of Holes was first tape-recorded and translated by Bowles over the course of several visits to his home by Charhadi.

(from Wikipedia)

Reviews

[CAG_1337 · Rating 1 out of 5]

The writing is rather juvenile and unsophisticated, and the stories consist mainly of a linear progression of events with no character development, depth, or any meaningful insights...there's not even much in the way of descriptive passages to give you the sense and feel of Tangier.