As Rich as the King by Abigail Assor

As Rich as the King by Abigail Assor

WINNER OF THE FRANÇOISE SAGAN PRIZE

FEATURED IN CHANEL

SHORTLISTED FOR THE GONCOURT PRIZE FOR DEBUT NOVEL

'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' LEÏLA SLIMANI

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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, As Rich as the King is a twisted love story and a bittersweet ode to Casablanca.

“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 (UK)

“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.”

Abigail Assor was born in Casablanca in 1990. As Rich as the King is her debut novel. It won the Françoise Sagan Prize, the Bookstagram Prize and was shortlisted for the Goncourt Prize for Debut Novel in France, and is now being translated into six languages

SKU	Nicht verfügbar
ISBN 13	9781782278924
ISBN 10	1782278923
Titel	As Rich as the King
Autor	Abigail Assor
Buchzustand	Nicht verfügbar
Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Pushkin Press
Erscheinungsjahr	2024-08-06
Seitenanzahl	224
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.