{"product_id":"9780872860346","title":"M'Hashish","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Ah,\" said Hassan, \"I don't believe in the world. There's another world where life is different.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese are stories of that world. The word m'hashish (equivalent in Moghrebi of \"behashished\" or \"full of hashish\") is used not only in a literal sense, but also figuratively, to describe a person whose behavior seems irrational or unexpected. The tales here deal with some of the possible results, desirable and questionable, of being in that state.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMohammed Mrabet was born in Tangier in 1936. Since meeting in the early 1960's, Paul Bowles has taped and translated numerous strange legends and lively stories recounted by Mrabet: Love with a Few Hairs (novel), The Lemon (novel), The Boy Who Set Fire (stories), Harmless Poisons, Blameless Sins (stories), The Beach Café \u0026amp; Look \u0026amp; Move On (autobiography) and The Big Mirror (novella). After moving back to Tangier after living in New York for four years, Mrabet resumed his role as a fisherman and began painting. He continues to paint while living in the Souani area of Tangier.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"City Lights Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48672209436907,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":23.71,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/4484\/5803\/files\/9780872860346-1.jpg?v=1781644866","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.sg\/products\/9780872860346","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Singapore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}