Moon and Henna Tree

by Ahmed Toufiq

Set in the High Atlas in pre-modern Morocco, Moon and Henna Tree chronicles the rise and fall of a local potentate, Hmmu. Not content with the territory left to him upon his father's death, Hmmu, under the influence of his scheming advisor, Ibn al-Zara, begins a campaign to acquire those lands that adjoin his, either through marriage or physical force.

Ahmed Toufiq's subtle investigation of the abuse of power and its effects on those...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292748248
• ISBN13: 9780292748248
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"