{"product_id":"9781635423020","title":"Endless Fall","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this poignant account of a classmate’s suicide, the acclaimed Moroccan author gives both a biting critique of small-town bigotry in the 1960s and a moving tribute to the fleeting beauty of adolescence.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Settat in the 1960s, when it was still a tiny village, a young man leapt to his death in front of his stunned class and their teacher, left holding a brief, devastating suicide note. Among the students was Mohamed Leftah. Haunted by the uncommon grace of that desperate act, and the tragic image of his body lying in the courtyard, Leftah penned this chronicle of life at the time, marked by repressed desire and shame.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA fiery yet thoughtful meditation on taboo acts—homosexuality, adultery, suicide—and the hypocrisy and cruelty often found in those who judge them, \u003ci\u003eEndless Fall\u003c\/i\u003e also offers a fascinating window into the mind of the seminal writer.","brand":"Mohamed Leftah","offers":[{"title":"Other Press |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2024-06-18","offer_id":44663248847103,"sku":"9781635423020","price":21.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_7a8183ca-dac2-4dc8-83df-fd5658e535ba.jpg?v=1704532811","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781635423020","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}