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Podcast: BULAQ | Ψ¨ΩΩΨ§Ω
Episode: βHot Marocβ: An Internet Troll Novel
Description: Translator Alexander E. Elinson joins us to discuss Yassin Adnan's Hot Maroc, a sprawling satire of contemporary Morocco. The novel, set in Marrakesh and online, follows the story of Rahhal Laouina, aka βThe Squirrel,β who finds his voice as an anonymous internet troll β and then has it co-opted by the country's security apparatus. While it paints a bleak picture of the possibilities of political dialogue, journalism, and self-expression, the novel itself is testament to literature's ability to chart new imaginative territory.Show NotesHot Maroc is available from Syracuse University Press in Alex Elinson's translationY...