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The Sand Child

The Sand Child

by Alan Sheridan (Translator)  •  Tahar Ben Jelloun

  • LITERATURE
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 165 PAGES

The politically charged story of Mohammed Ahmed, a girl raised as a boy to escape the limited life offered women in Islamic society. The award-winning Moroccan author continues the story in "The Sacred Night," when Mohammed gives up her disguise.  (MRC27, $22.95)


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