{"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\u003cp\u003eThese are stories of that world. The word m’hashish (equivalent in Moghrebi of “behashished” or “full of hashish”) is used 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\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: \u003ci\u003eLove with a Few Hairs\u003c\/i\u003e (novel), \u003ci\u003eThe Lemon\u003c\/i\u003e (novel), \u003ci\u003eThe Boy Who Set Fire\u003c\/i\u003e (stories), \u003ci\u003eHarmless Poisons, Blameless Sins\u003c\/i\u003e (stories), \u003ci\u003eThe Beach Café \u0026amp; Look \u0026amp; Move On\u003c\/i\u003e (autobiography), and \u003ci\u003eThe Big Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e (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\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"City Lights Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47018850910448,"sku":"9780872860346","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780872860346_p0.jpg?v=1763839614","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780872860346","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}