Driven by famine from their home in the Rif, Mohamed's family walks to Tangiers in search of a better life. But things are no better there. Eight of his siblings die of malnutrition and neglect, and one is killed by his father in a fit of rage. This is a memoir of a young Moroccan boy's coming of age in a time of extreme poverty and degradation.
Important places
Oran Rp (8)Tangiers (69)
Regions
Oran (10)Tanger - Tétouan (72)
Countries
Algeria (173)Morocco (398)
Other geographical areas
Atlas Tellien (54)Er Rif (87)
Atlas Mountains (233)
Northern Africa (2,841)
Africa (5,755)