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On the eve of the 2007 general elections in Morocco, writer, academic, and former cabinet minister Abdallah Saaf embarked on several road trips across the country to get a feel for how its citizens had fared since Mohammed VIβs accession to the throne.
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A Significant Year is the result: an analysis of the political and sociological state of the Moroccan nation on the eve of a crucial moment in the postβHassan II period, but also a travelogue that describes what the author saw and heard on his travels in the summer months leading up to the epochal vote. Through Saafβs eyes, we see the countryβs varied regions and its urban and rural landscapes. We meet Moroccans from all walks of life, such as a waiter at a favorite cafe, a car-park attendant who recognizes the author from TV, and fellow writer and intellectual Abdelkabir Khatibi. Behind the deceptive simplicity of the bookβs narrative structure, readers will find in A Significant Year an insightful and nuanced portrayal of modern Moroccoβs many complexities.
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