Tahar Ben Jelloun’s “Leaving Tangier” : Review from The Economist

I can’t wait to read this.

In “Leaving Tangier”, the author draws on his research as a social psychiatrist that also inspired an earlier novel, “Solitaire”, as a way of exploring psychological and sexual dysfunctions that arise as a result of migration. Azel, an educated, heterosexual young man from Tangier, is unable to find work and becomes obsessed with his desire to escape from Morocco.

Full article here.