literary criticism
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Laaraibi’s “The Fortune of Votes”: Corruption, Complicity, and the Soul on the Ballot.
Laaraibi’s “The Fortune of Votes”: Corruption, Complicity, and the Soul on the Ballot. J.J. Richardson There is a moment near the end of Brahim Laaraibi’s “The Fortune of Votes” when Salem, freshly elected, rises before his guests to speak and… Continue reading
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Laaraibi’s “An Innocent Desire”: Plot, Prose, and the Price of Wanting
By: J.J. Richardson Brahim Laaraibi’s “An Innocent Desire” is, on its surface, a compact narrative about two teenagers who elope by boat from southern Morocco to the Canary Islands. Beneath that movement, however, the story stages a more unsettling passage,… Continue reading