{"product_id":"fugitive-light-hardcover","title":"Fugitive Light - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCosmopolitan Tangier, heart and so ul of Morocco, sets the stage for this smoldering novel of dreams and lovers, both before and after the nation's independence. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAl 'Ayshuni, a middle-aged painter of bohemian and political inclinations has fa ll en in love with a younger woman, the alluring Ghaylana. But fate intervenes when she leaves him for new adventures in Spain . Now, Al 'Ayshuni befriends Ghaylana's daughter, the impressionable Fatima. Even as Al 'Ayshuni struggles to recapture the \"fugitive light\" of his lost youth--as well as that of a younger generation of artists and activists--so Fatima discovers the twin fires of love and revolution, both of which are doomed to extinction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten with the simplicity of a parable and imbued with a viscera l visual sense, this remarkable book explores the lives of three people whose hopes and passions are ruled-and ultimately shattered- by laws both visible and unseen. \u003ci\u003eFugitive Light \u003c\/i\u003eexplores the profound dilemma of Moroccan artists torn between old French ties and youthful anti-colonialism. Struggling to balance two cultures, they exist in a landscape haunted by inner conflict and governed at once by abandon and conformity.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67921789223135,"sku":"9780815607496","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/1H5JmV5FYA9780815607496.webp?v=1791139977","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/fugitive-light-hardcover","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}