Since the publication of The Promise of Pisa, Mano Bouzamour (b. 1991) has been the subject of raving reviews and feature-length articles in the national press. This high media profile has provoked a storm of criticism from the Moroccan community. Meanwhile, the film rights have been sold.
(Prometheus, 2013, 285 pages)
Mano Bouzamour’s debut novel has been a runaway success, catapulting its young author into the media spotlight. As he was appearing on talk shows, he became the target of a backlash among the Dutch-Moroccan community. In this sparkling and controversial novel, the author makes it painfully clear that assimilation is the beginning, not the end, of your troubles.
