{"product_id":"the-rule-of-barbarism-isbn-9780984845316","title":"The Rule of Barbarism","description":"Finally available in English, \u003ci\u003eLe Règne de la barbarie\u003c\/i\u003e by Abdellatif Laâbi is one of the most daring poetic visions of the second half of the twentieth century. First published in 1976 when Laabi was serving an eight-year prison sentence (1972-1980) for ‘crimes of opinion’ against the Moroccan State, \u003ci\u003eThe Rule of Barbarism\u003c\/i\u003e is a devastating flight through consciousness, acquainting the reader with the trials of a society caught between a colonial past and the tragic realities of a brutal dictatorship. Analysing the presence of ‘barbarism’ inherent in all of us, and yet deepening our capacity for compassion despite the allure of revenge, this stunning debut from a writer on the threshold of a groundbreaking career can be read as an epic of love, empathy, anger and despair—and is as resonant today as when composed nearly fifty years ago.…Deftly rendered into English by André Naffis-Sahely… these poems reward repeated readings. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—World Literature Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ePoet, novelist, playwright, translator, and political activist, Abdellatif Laâbi was born in Fez, Morocco in 1942. He was also the founder of \u003ci\u003eSouffles\u003c\/i\u003e, an important literary review that was banned in Morocco in 1972. Laâbi received the Prix Robert Ganzo de Poésie in 2008, the Prix Goncourt de la Poésie for his Oeuvres complètes in 2009, and the Académie Française's Grand Prix de la Francophonie in 2011. Also available in English are his debut collection of poetry \u003ci\u003eThe Rule of Barbarism\u003c\/i\u003e, the memoir \u003ci\u003eRue de Retour\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe World's Embrace: Selected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAndré Naffis-Sahely's translations include Laâbi's\u003ci\u003e The Rule of Barbarism \u003c\/i\u003e(Pirogue Poets Series), and Rachid Boujedra's \u003ci\u003eThe Barbary Figs \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Funerals\u003c\/i\u003e (Arabia Books). His translation of Émile Zola's \u003ci\u003eL'argent\u003c\/i\u003e is forthcoming from Penguin Classics. He lives in London.monstrosities monstrosities\u003cbr\u003ein the severity of the days of retribution\u003cbr\u003eI see nothing but killers\u003cbr\u003ethis brotherhood of killers\u003cbr\u003ethat bends the bow\u003cbr\u003ethe target hurled\u003cbr\u003einto the crime\u003cbr\u003ehail barbarity of great famines\u003cbr\u003ehail tribal flints\u003cbr\u003ehail jungle of crudeness","brand":"Archipelago","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305172816101,"sku":"NP9780984845316","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780984845316.jpg?v=1767741291","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-rule-of-barbarism-isbn-9780984845316","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}