Considered one of Morocco s most important contemporary writers, Muhammad Zafzaf created stories of alterity, compassionate tales inhabited by prostitutes, thieves, and addicts living in the margins of society. In The Elusive Fox, Zafzaf s first novel to be translated into English, a young teacher visits the coastal city of Essaouira in the 1960s. There he meets a group of European bohemians and local Moroccans and is exposed to the grittier side of society.
More than a novel, The Elusive Fox is a portrait of a city during a time of fluid cultural and political mores...
Considered one of Morocco s most important contemporary writers, Muhammad Zafzaf created stories of alterity, compassionate tales inhabited by pros...
