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With an infectious blend of humor, satire, and biting social commentary, Yassin Adnan gives readers a portrait of contemporary Morocco--and the city of Marrakech--told through the eyes of the hapless Rahhal Laâouina, a.k.a. the Squirrel. Painfully shy, not that bright, and not all that popular, Rahhal somehow imagines himself a hero. With a useless degree in ancient Arabic poetry, he finds his calling in the online world, where he discovers email, YouTube, Facebook, and the news site Hot Maroc. Enamored of the internet and the thrill of anonymity it allows, Rahhal opens the Atlas Cubs Cyber Café, where patrons mingle virtually with politicians, journalists, hackers, and trolls. However, Rahhal soon finds himself mired in the dark side of the online world--one of corruption, scandal, and deception. Longlisted for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction in 2017, Hot Maroc is a vital portrait of the challenges Moroccans, young and old, face today. Where press freedoms are tightly controlled by government authorities, where the police spy on, intimidate, and detain citizens with impunity, and where adherence to traditional cultural icons both anchors and stifles creative production, the online world provides an alternative for the young and voiceless. In this revolutionary novel that recalls Junot Díaz's The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao and Dave Eggers's The Circle, Adnan fixes his lens on young Rahhal and his contemporaries as they navigate the perilous and changing landscape of the real and virtual worlds they inhabit.… (plus d'informations)
From the start I was drawn into the story of Rahhal, a marginal character in this comedy of life and who over the years has built a double identity. That little internal voice that he virtually uses to clear his consciousness of his real thoughts and spit out his venom on his false enemies. From his school bullying to the establishment of his adult life, we follow the slow evolution of Rahhal and his "maturity" towards this serial commentator who reigns on social networks and Moroccan forums.
The rhythm of the novel is fast at the beginning but slow and heavy towards the end. I loved the description of the characters, this animal analogy helped to visualize the different characters better. It is undeniable that the author has an excellent command of the descriptive style and has paid homage to Marrakech, its corners and the various educational establishments. The description of life in Marrakech and the daily life of Moroccans before and after social networks is superbly described. It is an open window on life, the setbacks and adventures of different characters that we see in the street: from the waitress of the cafe to the vendor of fruits and vegetables.
Hot Maroc is an excellent debut novel by Yassin Adnan and will transport you in a way that only translated works can. ( )
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With an infectious blend of humor, satire, and biting social commentary, Yassin Adnan gives readers a portrait of contemporary Morocco--and the city of Marrakech--told through the eyes of the hapless Rahhal Laâouina, a.k.a. the Squirrel. Painfully shy, not that bright, and not all that popular, Rahhal somehow imagines himself a hero. With a useless degree in ancient Arabic poetry, he finds his calling in the online world, where he discovers email, YouTube, Facebook, and the news site Hot Maroc. Enamored of the internet and the thrill of anonymity it allows, Rahhal opens the Atlas Cubs Cyber Café, where patrons mingle virtually with politicians, journalists, hackers, and trolls. However, Rahhal soon finds himself mired in the dark side of the online world--one of corruption, scandal, and deception. Longlisted for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction in 2017, Hot Maroc is a vital portrait of the challenges Moroccans, young and old, face today. Where press freedoms are tightly controlled by government authorities, where the police spy on, intimidate, and detain citizens with impunity, and where adherence to traditional cultural icons both anchors and stifles creative production, the online world provides an alternative for the young and voiceless. In this revolutionary novel that recalls Junot Díaz's The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao and Dave Eggers's The Circle, Adnan fixes his lens on young Rahhal and his contemporaries as they navigate the perilous and changing landscape of the real and virtual worlds they inhabit.
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The rhythm of the novel is fast at the beginning but slow and heavy towards the end. I loved the description of the characters, this animal analogy helped to visualize the different characters better. It is undeniable that the author has an excellent command of the descriptive style and has paid homage to Marrakech, its corners and the various educational establishments. The description of life in Marrakech and the daily life of Moroccans before and after social networks is superbly described. It is an open window on life, the setbacks and adventures of different characters that we see in the street: from the waitress of the cafe to the vendor of fruits and vegetables.
Hot Maroc is an excellent debut novel by Yassin Adnan and will transport you in a way that only translated works can. (