Duck beak

Author: Gileber Sinouh Publication date: 2024 Book classification: Story and Novel Publisher: Jamal Publications Number of pages: 296 Format: Paperback Synopsis of the novel: This novel came after [Island of the Sunset], to shed light on an important period in Moroccan history, full of tragic events, starting with the seizure of Algeria, passing through the defeat of the Isly Battle and the setback of Prince Abdelkader's adventure, and ending with the imposition of protection on Morocco in 1912. The heroes of "this epic," according to the novel's introduction, "are characters of flesh and blood; defeated sultans who oust each other, an oppressive entourage without vision for the country's horizon or stance towards those lurking around it, pretentious consuls seeking opportunities to drown it, spies roaming it in all directions studying every detail, and a submissive people looking with sorrow at their hopes and destinies shattered on the rock of helplessness and weakness."