The Butts

Chraïbi, Driss,: Three Continents Press, 1985. Second printing of first English edition. White octavo or small quarto, viii, 123 pages, b&w illustrations Extremely gentle wear to spine head and foot, sunned spine, light soiling to rear cover and fore-edge, faint crease to front cover-top corner, exceedingly gentle rubbing to corners, faint sunning to rear cover, bright pages in tight binding, else overall near fine. . Paperback.

The dehumanization of the Arabs who emigrated to "Mother France" is the subject of Chraïbiʹs second novel, echoing Simple Past. This time, however, the focus is more on the values and customs of the West, whose promises to the Islamic world appear as a facade for violence and exploitation. Immigrants -- France -- Social conditions -- Fiction.