As Rich as the King
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<P><B>WINNER OF THE BOOKSTAGRAM PRIZE</P></B>
<P><B>SHORTLISTED FOR THE GONCOURT PRIZE FOR DEBUT NOVEL</B></P>
'With this book, Abigail Assor announces herself as one of the most distinctive voices in North African literature. This is a vibrant, sensual, subversive novel with an unforgettable heroine' <b>LEILA SLIMANI</b>
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Sarah is poor, but at least she's French, which allows her to attend Casablanca's elite high school for expats and wealthy locals. It's there that she first lays eyes on Driss. He's older, quiet and not particularly good looking-apart from his eyes, which are the deep green of thyme simmering in a tagine. Most importantly, he's rumoured to be the richest guy in the city.
She decides she wants those eyes. And she wants a life like his.
But to get to Driss she will have to cross the gaping divide that separates them and climb to the top of the city's society, from street corner merguez and chips to a mansion overlooking the ocean.
Provocative, immersive, sensual, <i>As Rich as the King</i> is a twisted love story and a bittersweet ode to Casablanca.
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With this book, Abigail Assor announces herself as one of the most distinctive voices in North African literature. This is a vibrant, sensual, subversive novel with an unforgettable heroine -- Leila Slimani In this richly evoked story set in a city of two very distinct halves, Assor draws a rich and rather damning portrait of life between haves and have-nots in contemporary Morocco, striking a balance between desire and delusion * Marie Claire * Don't let its French prize-winning status fool you: this is a pleasurable, even filthy summer romance... This confident debut suggests that Assor may prove a worthy successor to Sagan. She has certainly earned her prize money with this dirty beach read about motorbikes, moody teens and misplaced desire on the Moroccan coast * The Times * The sounds, the smells, the gritty details of every scene are laid bare in a light as harsh and bright as the sun... A captivating novel * Le Figaro * Casablanca stretches out before our astonished eyes, humming with rage and life... A captivating debut * Lire * Abigail Assor's writing is precise, sensual, subversive and wildly lyrical. Astonishing * Le Parisien * Stunning in its truth, cruelty and style * Paris Match * Earthy and colourful, lyrical and sensual, mordant and dizzying, Abigail Assor's style carries the reader off to faraway places * Baz'art * The shooting star of French literature... Her style is powerful, poetic, precise, clever and rousing. Whoever can write like this, without affect, drama, acrobatics or tricks is a great writer * Kultur & Service * [Assor] grew up in Casablanca in the Nineties and her knowledge of the city comes screaming through, via her gorgeously poetic prose... An utterly stunning novel -- Mark Wheywood * Behind the Spine *More details
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