Blood Feast Av Malika Moustadraf

<p><b>A cult classic by Morocco’s foremost writer of life on the margins.</b></p><p><span>Malika Moustadraf (1969–2006) is a feminist icon in contemporary Moroccan literature, celebrated for her stark interrogation of gender and sexuality in North Africa.</span></p><p><span><i>Blood Feast</i></span><span> </span><span>is the complete collection of Moustadraf’s published short fiction: haunting, visceral stories by a master of the genre. A teenage girl suffers through a dystopian rite of passage</span><span>​,​</span><span> </span><span>a man with kidney disease makes desperate attempts to secure treatment</span><span>​,</span><span> and a mother schemes to ensure her daughter passes a virginity test.</span></p><p><span>Delighting</span><span> </span><span>in vibrant sensory detail and rich slang, Moustadraf takes an unflinching look at the gendered body, social cla